On: Twelve commandments for Beautiful Python code

[ivankirigin]

I don't read code like I read prose. A line of code tends to be a logical unit. For example, breaking up arguments passed to a function across multiple lines, just because you break the 80 char rule, doesn't make sense.

[bootload → ivankirigin]

"... For example, breaking up arguments passed to a function across multiple lines, just because you break the 80 char rule, doesn't make sense ..."

A good argument for concise languages?

[ivankirigin → bootload]

It is indeed.

[attack → ivankirigin]

What's wrong with breaking up function arguments onto multiple lines?

[ivankirigin → attack]

Placement of the arguments. I sometimes group them logically, but more often than not, I just want the call to occur on a single line.

The reason fewer lines is better is that you can see more of the code at the same time. That's why flipping a monitor vertically is a good idea.