Further, given that you're dealing with a language that uses significant indentation, you end up having to use stupid tricks that make your code less readable t

Further, given that you're dealing with a language that uses significant indentation, you end up having to use stupid tricks that make your code less readable to stay under the bar. Indented two levels (an 'if' block in a function in a class) and a couple of interpolated variables in an error message isn't unreasonable to have on a single line.