In <mailman.5257.1375127041.3114.python-l...@python.org> Devyn Collier Johnson <devyncjohn...@gmail.com> writes:
> (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#code-lay-out). What devices > cannot handle 80 or more characters on a line? For a start, older fixed-width dumb terminals and printers. And even some very new devices (tablet, smartphone) might have limited screen sizes. And even if you're on a device that can display more than 80 characters, it can be convenient to have several windows display side-to-side. > Would following this recommendation improve script performance? No, but it improves human readability. -- John Gordon A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs gor...@panix.com B is for Basil, assaulted by bears -- Edward Gorey, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
