Entering a very large number

[ast]

Le 23/03/2018 à 13:43, Rustom Mody a écrit :
> On Friday, March 23, 2018 at 5:46:56 PM UTC+5:30, ast wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I found this way to put a large number in
>> a variable.
> 
> What stops you from entering the number on one single (v long) line?


It is not beautiful and not very readable. It is better to
have a fixed number of digits per line (eg 50)

import this

Beautiful is better than ugly.
Readability counts.


> 
> In case there is a religious commitment to PEP 8 dicta, the recommended
> meditation is this line (also from PEP8):
> 
> "However, know when to be inconsistent -- sometimes style guide recommendations just aren't applicable"
> 

Yes I am using pylint which flags too long lines (80 characters)