Minor nits. Add strong preference for spaces over tabs.

pep-0008.txt

@@ -64,12 +64,19 @@ Code lay-out
     these warnings become errors.  These options are highly
     recommended!
 
+    For new projects, spaces are strongly recommended over tabs.  Most
+    editors have features that make this easy to do.
+
   Maximum Line Length
 
     There are still many devices around that are limited to 80
-    character lines.  The default wrapping on such devices looks ugly.
-    Therefore, please limit all lines to a maximum of 79 characters
-    (Emacs wraps lines that are exactly 80 characters long.)
+    character lines; plus, limiting windows to 80 characters makes it
+    possible to have several windows side-by-side.  The default
+    wrapping on such devices looks ugly.  Therefore, please limit all
+    lines to a maximum of 79 characters (Emacs wraps lines that are
+    exactly 80 characters long.)  For flowing long blocks of text
+    (docstrings or comments), limiting the length to 72 characters is
+    recommended.
 
     The preferred way of wrapping long lines is by using Python's
     implied line continuation inside parentheses, brackets and braces.
@@ -109,7 +116,7 @@ Code lay-out
     sections.
 
     Python accepts the control-L (i.e. ^L) form feed character as
-    whitespace; Emacs (and some printing facilities) treat these
+    whitespace; Emacs (and some printing tools) treat these
     characters as page separators, so you may use them to separate
     pages of related sections of your file.
 
@@ -150,7 +157,7 @@ Whitespace in Expressions and Statements
           long_variable = 3
 
     (Don't bother to argue with him on any of the above -- Guido's
-    grown accustomed to this style over 15 years.)
+    grown accustomed to this style over 20 years.)
 
 
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