On Sun, 5 Dec 2010 19:52:54 -0800 Chris Rebert <c...@rebertia.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 7:40 PM, shearichard <shearich...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi - PEP8 says lines should not exceed 79 characters in length > > ( http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/ ). > > > > So if you've got some code that looks like this : > > > > raise fooMod.fooException("Some message which is quite long") > > > > ... and assuming a certain amount of indenting you're going to break > > that guideline. > > > > [etc.] > > Use implicit string literal concatenation: > > [...] > But isn't explicit string literal concatenation better than implicit string literal concatenation? ... sorry ... On a more serious note: > Alternatively, you could disregard PEP 8 on this point on the grounds > that the 79/80 characters per line limit is outdated. > Maybe, but it's not outmoded. /W -- To reach me via email, replace INVALID with the country code of my home country. But if you spam me, I'll be one sour Kraut. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
