Guido sees the light: PEP 8 updated

[alex wright]

We employ a pretty hard limit of 100.  This way I can reliably have 1
module split vertically with a test or configuration file open or 3
separate modules, etc.  I find 80 to be a bit strict, although in the past
I've been in unfortunate environments where it was helpful.  The rest of
PEP8 is largely adhered to wherever possible and it's been wonderful.  When
I first came to the project it had no real standard and was mostly
formatted at the whims of the one dev working on it.  It was a mess.  The
team has grown significantly internationally and a codified standard not
rooted in any of our habits is great.

(I've never replied to this list so I hope I don't goof up.)

On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 2:18 PM, BartC <bc at freeuk.com> wrote:

> On 16/04/2016 17:58, Larry Martell wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Marko Rauhamaa <marko at pacujo.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Larry Martell <larry.martell at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>> I have worked for many companies where you are required to get a clean
>>>> run of pep8 on your code before your pull request will even be
>>>> considered for approval. I don't agree with this at all, as I think it
>>>> makes the code very ugly, especially enforcing the max line length.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Agh, I was with you until your last remark.
>>>
>>> A max line length of 79 characters is among the *only* rigorous
>>> principles I judge coding style on.
>>>
>>> It comes with the maxim that one function must be visible at once on the
>>> screen.
>>>
>>
>> if we still had 1970's 80 character TTYs that would matter but on my
>> 29" 1920x1080 screen it doesn't.
>>
>
> There are reasons why 'broadsheet' newspapers don't have a single wide
> column spanning the entire width of the page, but are divided into multiple
> columns.
>
> (But I think 80 columns is a bit limited. Maybe 100 or 132.)
>
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