PEP8 79 char max
John Gordon
gordon at panix.com
Mon Jul 29 16:30:54 EDT 2013
In <mailman.5257.1375127041.3114.python-list at python.org> Devyn Collier Johnson <devyncjohnson at gmail.com> writes:
> (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#code-lay-out). What devices
> cannot handle 80 or more characters on a line?
For a start, older fixed-width dumb terminals and printers. And even some
very new devices (tablet, smartphone) might have limited screen sizes.
And even if you're on a device that can display more than 80 characters, it
can be convenient to have several windows display side-to-side.
> Would following this recommendation improve script performance?
No, but it improves human readability.
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