2026 Touch up, mostly FAQ

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diff --git a/thoughts/syntax/random-python-idiosyncrasies.html b/thoughts/syntax/random-python-idiosyncrasies.html
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@@ -92,22 +83,21 @@
 <nav id="TOC" role="doc-toc">
 <h2 id="toc-title">Contents</h2>
 <ul>
-<li><a href="#coding-style-guide" id="toc-coding-style-guide" target="_self">Coding
-Style Guide</a>
+<li><a href="#coding-style-guide" target="_self">Coding Style Guide</a>
 <ul>
-<li><a href="#strings-are-double-quoted.-keys-and-chars-are-single-quoted." id="toc-strings-are-double-quoted.-keys-and-chars-are-single-quoted." target="_self">1)
+<li><a href="#strings-are-double-quoted.-keys-and-chars-are-single-quoted." target="_self">1)
 <em>Strings</em> are <em>double-quoted</em>. <em>Keys</em> and
 <em>chars</em> are <em>single-quoted</em>.</a></li>
-<li><a href="#long-strings-belong-in-parentheses" id="toc-long-strings-belong-in-parentheses" target="_self">2) Long strings belong in
-parentheses</a></li>
-<li><a href="#tabs-are-four-spaces-and-spaces-are-always-preferred-to-tabs" id="toc-tabs-are-four-spaces-and-spaces-are-always-preferred-to-tabs" target="_self">3)
+<li><a href="#long-strings-belong-in-parentheses" target="_self">2) Long strings belong
+in parentheses</a></li>
+<li><a href="#tabs-are-four-spaces-and-spaces-are-always-preferred-to-tabs" target="_self">3)
 Tabs are four spaces and spaces are <em>ALWAYS</em> preferred to
 tabs</a></li>
-<li><a href="#always-add-spaces-between-arithmetic-but-never-for-brackets" id="toc-always-add-spaces-between-arithmetic-but-never-for-brackets" target="_self">4)
+<li><a href="#always-add-spaces-between-arithmetic-but-never-for-brackets" target="_self">4)
 Always add spaces between arithmetic, but never for brackets</a></li>
-<li><a href="#everything-should-be-snake_case" id="toc-everything-should-be-snake_case" target="_self">5) EVERYTHING should be
+<li><a href="#everything-should-be-snake_case" target="_self">5) EVERYTHING should be
 snake_case</a></li>
-<li><a href="#if-its-over-100-lines-you-probably-need-a-new-file-and-a-class" id="toc-if-its-over-100-lines-you-probably-need-a-new-file-and-a-class" target="_self">6)
+<li><a href="#if-its-over-100-lines-you-probably-need-a-new-file-and-a-class" target="_self">6)
 If it's over 100 lines, you probably need a new file (and a
 class)</a></li>
 </ul></li>
@@ -148,7 +138,7 @@ avoid escapes, really)</p>
 <div class="sourceCode" id="cb3"><pre class="sourceCode python"><code class="sourceCode python"><span id="cb3-1"><a aria-hidden="true" href="#cb3-1" tabindex="-1"></a>quoted_string <span class="op">=</span> (</span>
 <span id="cb3-2"><a aria-hidden="true" href="#cb3-2" tabindex="-1"></a>    <span class="st">'"You miss 100</span><span class="sc">% o</span><span class="st">f the shots you don'</span>t take <span class="op">-</span> Wayne Gretsky<span class="st">"'</span></span>
 <span id="cb3-3"><a aria-hidden="true" href="#cb3-3" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="er">    ' - Michael Scott'</span></span>
-<span id="cb3-4"><a aria-hidden="true" href="#cb3-4" tabindex="-1"></a>)</span></code></pre></div>
+<span id="cb3-4"><a aria-hidden="true" href="#cb3-4" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="er">)</span></span></code></pre></div>
 <p>That brings me to my next point.</p>
 <h2 id="long-strings-belong-in-parentheses">2) Long strings belong in
 parentheses</h2>