gistfile1.py

class MyClass:
    def my_function(self, nice_verbose_variable):
        some_other_variable = another_fairly_long_function(nice_verbose_variable,
                                                           "oh look, here's a str" +
                                                           "ing how great a layou" +
                                                           "idea this is!")

        some_other_variable = another_fairly_long_function(
            nice_verbose_variable,
            "oh look, here's a string, how great a layout idea this is!"
        )