PEP8 79 char max

[Devyn Collier Johnson]

On 07/29/2013 04:08 PM, Joel Goldstick wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Devyn Collier Johnson
> <devyncjohnson at gmail.com> 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?
> well, punch cards ;)
>   Would following
>> this recommendation improve script performance?
> Not performance, but human readability
>> Mahalo,
>>
>> Devyn Collier Johnson
>> DevynCJohnson at Gmail.com
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>
>
So, I can have a script with large lines and not negatively influence 
performance on systems that do not use punch cards?

DCJ