Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.etla.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.040 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.92; '*S*': 0.00; 'feedback.': 0.04; 'affected': 0.07; 'collier': 0.09; 'meaningful': 0.09; 'run,': 0.09; '05:42': 0.16; 'length,': 0.16; 'length.': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'code.': 0.18; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'mon,': 0.24; 'source': 0.25; 'script': 0.25; 'compiled': 0.26; 'read,': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'characters': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'comments': 0.31; 'lines': 0.31; 'received:10.0.0': 0.31; "d'aprano": 0.31; 'steven': 0.31; 'anyone': 0.31; 'everyone': 0.33; 'johnson': 0.35; 'no,': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'thanks': 0.36; 'received:10.0': 0.36; 'similar': 0.36; 'so,': 0.37; 'too': 0.37; 'received:10': 0.37; 'performance': 0.37; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'read': 0.60; 'commands': 0.60; 'length': 0.61; 'you.': 0.62; "you'll": 0.62; 'personal': 0.63; 'tasks.': 0.68; 'influence': 0.74; 'jul': 0.74; '2013': 0.98 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=/YR73DubaKRWkv+nh9KvqQXUR69CqmtZL5O1fnPNN/4=; b=J30Y69Bw4LrQkc5mQNF6eDPd/Eyp7D1mzQuqQfG99ajCDh8K7Gy1sXS8lUk9hB73ph CEi04hUqSJidv8phoYV/+ULSrwpsELc9e3SuMcCSrmlPenXO+puUoaGOY7Sc/ymv0wGN WP7AwleEtJdGrAXSboIuIPqI9UfZOHUwWbhRUEKrDGrOJTgXuO9p9hA7Tjlqw4sQd6Co p1lGwzOwmygREHceYBNjsKflaWcAvH4rSLMxCaexrcr1XY1oV3bWVL9IThPyb13vHg3H q5RtezDCoQR2jyBBxRqGEt5YB/xz0A4CgnVdgvIAD7RjsXnmcboJ72eU3RZYSQFFJjPV VoNQ== X-Received: by 10.236.32.67 with SMTP id n43mr28683584yha.251.1375137056255; Mon, 29 Jul 2013 15:30:56 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 18:30:43 -0400 From: Devyn Collier Johnson User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130623 Thunderbird/17.0.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Python Mailing List Subject: Re: PEP8 79 char max References: <51F6C5F5.5020201@Gmail.com> <51f6e1d8$0$30000$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> In-Reply-To: <51f6e1d8$0$30000$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 25 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1375137065 news.xs4all.nl 15877 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:60441 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:51512 On 07/29/2013 05:42 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 16:24:51 -0400, Devyn Collier Johnson wrote: > >> So, I can have a script with large lines and not negatively influence >> performance on systems that do not use punch cards? > You'll negatively influence anyone who has to read, or edit, your code. > Very likely including you. > > But no, there's no meaningful performance difference based on line > length. Interpreting the source code is not meaningfully affected by line > length, and by the time the code is compiled and then run, line length is > irrelevant. > > > Evidently, it is personal preference. I prefer to read computer code like a book (yes, I am a weirdo (^u^)). The only time I exced 79 characters is when I write a set of commands that perform similar tasks. I do not make too many lines over 79 char. Thanks everyone for the comments and feedback. Mahalo, DCJ