On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 15:43:49 -0400, Devyn Collier Johnson wrote: > In Python programming, the PEP8 recommends limiting lines to a maximum > of 79 characters because "There are still many devices around that are > limited to 80 character lines" > (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#code-lay-out). What devices > cannot handle 80 or more characters on a line?
The only one I can think of is actual xterms (Ctrl-Alt-Function key terminals on Unix and Linux). But I think that's actually a red-herring. At least for me, I don't care about devices with 80 character lines. (Smart phones? Or is that more likely to be 40 character lines?) I care about being able to put multiple windows side-by-side, or a single window with code in one pane and a class map at the side. I care about being able to copy and paste code into an email, or Usenet post, without it being mangled. I care about *never* having to scroll left-to-right in order to read a line. And most of all, I care about lines being short enough to read without eye strain and mental fatigue from excessive horizontal width. > Would following this > recommendation improve script performance? No, it is irrelevant to performance, except performance of the reader. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
