[Python-Dev] PEP 8 modernisation

[Antoine Pitrou]

Le Thu, 1 Aug 2013 23:21:49 +1000,
Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> a écrit :
> On 1 August 2013 23:10, Antoine Pitrou <solipsis at pitrou.net> wrote:
> > Le Thu, 1 Aug 2013 22:44:12 +1000,
> > Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> a écrit :
> >> 4. Lines up to 99 characters are now permitted (but 79 is still the
> >> preferred limit)
> >
> > Something magic about 99?
> 
> One less than 100, same as 79 is one less than 80. The "100" came
> from Guido :)

Yes, I've heard about those spiffy BCD computers in the powerful
datacenters of American companies :-)

(and after all, BCD == ABC + 1)

Regards

Antoine.