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THE BEST LINE LENGTH

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While historical and physiological factors suggest an optimal line length range of 80-90 characters for readability and saccadic eye movement, modern practices like multi-pane editors and the structure of code itself make a slightly wider line length (like Black's 88) a reasonable default.