On Aug 3, 2011, at 3:52 PM, Chris Lalancette wrote:
On 08/03/11 - 03:44:10PM, Steve Loranz wrote:
> I am always torn on this. I know it's in PEP008 and I want to be a good little
Python developer, but the fact is that displays have advanced quite a bit since the
original run of Seinfeld and if we use descriptive method and variable names, we'll be
splitting every damn line and still be going over 80 char in many instances.
Wider displays are so you can have multiple 80-column windows open at the
same time ;).
I knew that was coming!
> I'd like somebody others to chime in here and give an
opinion.
But I understand what you mean. To be clear, I'm not a slave to this, and I
only do it in places where it makes sense. But my terminals and my editor
default to 80 columns, so splitting it there makes it easier for me to read.
I'm fine with waiting on this patch to see if anyone else has another opinion,
either way.
I'm fine with it either way as well. I guess I just don't want to become a slave
to it either. I do see the 80 column breach in my editor, but I guess I'm not clear
on when it makes sense or when It doesn't. If there is grey area to it, I just
default to not bothering.
-steve