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diff --git a/docs/internals/contributing/writing-code/coding-style.txt b/docs/internals/contributing/writing-code/coding-style.txt index c7502985b6..656ce0abd5 100644 --- a/docs/internals/contributing/writing-code/coding-style.txt +++ b/docs/internals/contributing/writing-code/coding-style.txt @@ -52,12 +52,10 @@ Python style that :pep:`8` is only a guide, so respect the style of the surrounding code as a primary goal. - An exception to :pep:`8` is our rules on line lengths. Don't limit lines of - code to 79 characters if it means the code looks significantly uglier or is - harder to read. We allow up to 88 characters as this is the line length used - by ``black``. This check is included when you run ``flake8``. Documentation, - comments, and docstrings should be wrapped at 79 characters, even though - :pep:`8` suggests 72. + An exception to :pep:`8` is our rules on line lengths. We allow up to 88 + characters in code, as this is the line length used by ``black``. + Documentation, comments, and docstrings should be wrapped at 79 characters. + These limits are checked when ``flake8`` is run. * String variable interpolation may use :py:ref:`%-formatting <old-string-formatting>`, :py:ref:`f-strings |