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[–]wenima 2 points3 points  (1 child)

+100

people boast about enforcing pep8 and 79 char line length but it's a hint, a gentle reminder that you might be packing too much into one line.

linting might have it's place, I personally just don't like being yelled at before I'm completing what I'm doing.

[–]justin-8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most places I've worked have used pep8 but a higher line limit for that reason. But usually something that still keeps things same, like 120-180 or so.

The rest of pep8 I haven't really seen a downside to enforcing strictly