Why should Python PEP-8 specify a maximum line length of 79 characters?
Why in this millenium should Python [PEP-8][1] specify a maximum line length of 79 characters?

Pretty much every code editor under the sun can handle longer lines.  What to do with wrapping should be the choice of the content consumer, not the responsibility of the content creator.

Are there any (legitimately) good reasons for adhering to 79 characters in this age?


  [1]: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/
Why should Python PEP-8 specify a maximum line length of 79 characters?
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Why in this millenium should Python [PEP-8][1] specify a maximum line length of 79 characters?

Pretty much every code editor under the sun can handle longer lines.  What to do with wrapping should be the choice of the content consumer, not the responsibility of the content creator.

Are there any (legitimately) good reasons for adhering to 79 characters in this age?


  [1]: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/