[Python-ideas] 80 character line width vs. something wider

[David Robinow]

On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Raymond Hettinger <python at rcn.com> wrote:
> Maybe the origin of the 80 char limit isn't an anachronism.  Maybe it had
> nothing to do with teletypes and low resolution CRTs.  Perhaps, the
> programming gods of old were reaching into the future with certain
> knowledge that they were forcing everyone to do the right thing.
 Actually, 80 is the number of columns in a Hollerith card. It would
be totally stupid to write code that couldn't be punched!