88 is a good compromise between shorter files, readability and other considerations. More in [0].
[0] https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/the_black_code_style/current_style.html#line-length Signed-off-by: Owen Hilyard <ohily...@iol.unh.edu> Signed-off-by: Juraj Linkeš <juraj.lin...@pantheon.tech> --- .editorconfig | 2 +- doc/doc_build/meson-private/meson.lock | 0 doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst | 8 +++++++- 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 doc/doc_build/meson-private/meson.lock diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig index ab41c95085..f20996f329 100644 --- a/.editorconfig +++ b/.editorconfig @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ max_line_length = 100 [*.py] indent_style = space indent_size = 4 -max_line_length = 79 +max_line_length = 88 # https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/the_black_code_style/current_style.html#line-length [meson.build] indent_style = space diff --git a/doc/doc_build/meson-private/meson.lock b/doc/doc_build/meson-private/meson.lock new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e69de29bb2 diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst index 89db6260cf..7620268dc7 100644 --- a/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst @@ -851,7 +851,13 @@ Python Code All Python code should be compliant with `PEP8 (Style Guide for Python Code) <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/>`_. -The ``pep8`` tool can be used for testing compliance with the guidelines. +The ``pep8`` tool can be used for testing compliance with the guidelines. Note that the +maximum line length is 88, as that is a good compromise between shorter files, usability +with other tools (side-by-side diffs, docs, presentations) and disability accommodation. +More in `Black's documentation +<https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/the_black_code_style/current_style.html#line-length>`_. + +.. Integrating with the Build System --------------------------------- -- 2.30.2
