[Python-ideas] 80 character line width vs. something wider

[Ben Finney]

"Raymond Hettinger" <python at rcn.com> writes:

> Okay, I'm convinced. 80 is EXACTLY the right number. 79 is too few and
> 81 is WAY over the top. It doesn't matter what language your coding
> in, which century you're living in, or your preference for tab sizes.

That's a strange thing to be convinced of, since it's nowhere near a
position anyone has been advocating in this discussion.

Perhaps you're intent on seeing only the extremes?

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