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

[Jim Jewett]

On 5/21/09, Raymond Hettinger <python at rcn.com> wrote:
> I think the 80 char limit should be relaxed
> only when there is a bunch of whitespace to the left.  Your cues for
> refactoring  and coding style should not depend on the initial level
> of indentation.

Level of indentation is itself one of the strongest cues.

I will agree that (ideally) it should not affect the strength of *other* cues.

-jJ