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I often want to print a piece of code to either mull over it or discuss it with someone else. However the text editors I use all seem to turn on word wrap when printing. Gedit for example has an option to turn off text wrap, but it prints out with the text wrapped anyway.

I find this very difficult to read, (I remember a lot of my code by its "shape", so this completely messes it up).

Can anyone recommend a Linux text editor, preferably with (Python) syntax highlighting, where you can turn off word wrap when printing.

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Just what should it do when the code has lines longer than will fit on the page, if it isn't allowed to word wrap? Clip them to the page width? – Michael Kjörling Feb 6 at 15:28
I think you should seek an alternative program which formats your code in such a way as to break lines in ways that keep your code still easily readable. It's also a good idea in general as it keeps your code tidy and consistent. – Neil Feb 6 at 15:42
Vim! (You use the command :set nowrap) – daviewales Feb 6 at 15:42
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What! There can't possibly be a valid use case for keeping code lines short. That has been obviated by widescreen monitors. </sarcasm> – Karl Bielefeldt Feb 6 at 15:48
@Michael K It should do what the screen display does, and let it disappear off to the side. I don't mind the far right part of the lines missing, as I will be familiar with the code, and be able to remember it. I find it nearly impossible to read wrapped code. – wobbily_col Feb 6 at 15:48
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Try enscript:

enscript -c filename
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