[pmikesell]

```--max-line-length=120``` passed to flake8 will switch it to 120. Use another number for a different length.

Things like max line length should be something your org or your fellow contributors decide on, not something dictated to you no matter what the language.

[KirinDave]

As I've said elsewhere, the python culture I encounter is extremely serious about maintaining it. It's just not worth fighting over.

[sammorrowdrums]

On a given company it's often winnable. Nobody in my company fought for 80 char. We ditched it and moved on.