# A response to 
# http://blog.tplus1.com/index.php/2008/12/12
#    /code-formatting-people-i-need-your-help/
# a.k.a. http://tinyurl.com/5hsxzb

cat1, cat2, cat3, cat4, cat5 = [
    self.categories[x] for x in range(1, 6)
]

def my_send_methods(self, SendMethod, disabled=False):
    return [
        (x.id, x.display_name, {       
            'selected':1 if self.preferred_send_method == x else None,
            'disabled':1 if disabled else None,
        })
        for x in SendMethod.constants.values()
    ]

return dict(
    htmlclass = "advancedscheduling",
    v2org = v2org,
    name = name,
    employees=[
        (0, 'None')
    ] + [
        (x.id, x.display_name, {
            'selected': 1 if x.id == employee_id else None
        })
        for x in v2org.employees
    ],
    locations = [
        (x.id, x.display_name, {
            'selected':1 if x.id == location_id else None
        })
        for x in v2org.locations
    ],
    statuses = [
        (x.id, x.display_name, {
            'selected':1 if x.id == status_id else None
        })for x in model.ShiftStatus.select()
    ]
)

# I prefer dict literals
return {
    "htmlclass": "advancedscheduling",
    "v2org": v2org,
    "name": name,
    "employees": [
        (0, 'None')
    ] + [
        (x.id, x.display_name, {
            'selected': 1 if x.id == employee_id else None
        })
        for x in v2org.employees
    ],
    "locations": [
        (x.id, x.display_name, {
            'selected':1 if x.id == location_id else None
        })
        for x in v2org.locations
    ],
    "statuses": [
        (x.id, x.display_name, {
            'selected':1 if x.id == status_id else None
        })for x in model.ShiftStatus.select()
    ]
}