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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 07:39:42 +1000
From: Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au>
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On 29Jul2013 16:24, Devyn Collier Johnson <devyncjohnson@gmail.com> wrote:
| So, I can have a script with large lines and not negatively
| influence performance on systems that do not use punch cards?

Well, running anything will negatively impact the performance of a
system for others...o

Please think about what CPython actually executes, and then try to
figure out for yourself whether the line length or the source code
will affect that execution.

Cheers,
-- 
Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au>

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