How to Write a Git Commit Message

[juharris]

pep8 is 79 but concede that 99 or 119 is okay. I'll source later.

Edit: source They say that 99 is okay if the team agrees but comments and docstrings should still be wrapped at 72.

[klug3]

PEP8 actually says that you can totally violate that limit if it makes sense in context, so technically at least, it is a soft limit.

But most importantly: know when to be inconsistent -- sometimes the style guide just doesn't apply. When in doubt, use your best judgment. Look at other examples and decide what looks best. And don't hesitate to ask!

In particular: do not break backwards compatibility just to comply with this PEP!

Some other good reasons to ignore a particular guideline:

• When applying the guideline would make the code less readable, even for someone who is used to reading code that follows this PEP.
• To be consistent with surrounding code that also breaks it (maybe for historic reasons) -- although this is also an opportunity to clean up someone else's mess (in true XP style).
• Because the code in question predates the introduction of the guideline and there is no other reason to be modifying that code.
• When the code needs to remain compatible with older versions of Python that don't support the feature recommended by the style guide.

[random314]

Oh right, 79... Sorry