diff -r 9f0e10dc7722 Lib/idlelib/config-main.def
--- a/Lib/idlelib/config-main.def	Tue Apr 08 10:51:20 2014 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/config-main.def	Tue Apr 08 21:22:00 2014 +0530
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 encoding= none
 
 [FormatParagraph]
-paragraph=70
+paragraph=72
 
 [Indent]
 use-spaces= 1
diff -r 9f0e10dc7722 Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_formatparagraph.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_formatparagraph.py	Tue Apr 08 10:51:20 2014 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_formatparagraph.py	Tue Apr 08 21:22:00 2014 +0530
@@ -75,15 +75,13 @@
         comment = (
             "\n"
             "# Comment block with whitespace line before and after\n"
-            "# Comment line\n"
-            "\n")
-        self.runcase(comment, 4, ('2.0', '4.0', '#', comment[1:70]))
+            "# Comment line\n")
+        self.runcase(comment, 4, ('2.0', '4.0', '#', comment[1:72]))
 
         comment = (
             "\n"
             "    # Indented comment block with whitespace before and after\n"
-            "    # Comment line\n"
-            "\n")
+            "    # Comment line\n")
         self.runcase(comment, 4, ('2.0', '4.0', '    #', comment[1:82]))
 
         comment = (
@@ -190,21 +188,21 @@
 
         # reformat_comment formats to a minimum of 20 characters
         test_string = (
-            "    \"\"\"this is a test of a reformat for a triple quoted string"
-            " will it reformat to less than 70 characters for me?\"\"\"")
-        result = fp.reformat_comment(test_string, 70, "    ")
+"    \"\"\"this is a test of a reformat for a triple quoted string"
+" will it reformat to less than 72 characters for me?\"\"\"")
+        result = fp.reformat_comment(test_string, 72, "    ")
         expected = (
-            "    \"\"\"this is a test of a reformat for a triple quoted string will it\n"
-            "    reformat to less than 70 characters for me?\"\"\"")
+"    \"\"\"this is a test of a reformat for a triple quoted string will it\n"
+"    reformat to less than 72 characters for me?\"\"\"")
         Equal(result, expected)
 
         test_comment = (
             "# this is a test of a reformat for a triple quoted string will "
-            "it reformat to less than 70 characters for me?")
-        result = fp.reformat_comment(test_comment, 70, "#")
+            "it reformat to less than 72 characters for me?")
+        result = fp.reformat_comment(test_comment, 72, "#")
         expected = (
             "# this is a test of a reformat for a triple quoted string will it\n"
-            "# reformat to less than 70 characters for me?")
+            "# reformat to less than 72 characters for me?")
         Equal(result, expected)
 
 
@@ -248,7 +246,7 @@
     """
     test_string = (
         "    '''this is a test of a reformat for a triple "
-        "quoted string will it reformat to less than 70 "
+        "quoted string will it reformat to less than 72 "
         "characters for me?'''\n")
     multiline_test_string = (
         "    '''The first line is under the max width.\n"
@@ -298,7 +296,7 @@
         # find function includes \n
         expected = (
 "    '''this is a test of a reformat for a triple quoted string will it\n"
-"    reformat to less than 70 characters for me?'''\n")  # yes
+"    reformat to less than 72 characters for me?'''\n")  # yes
         self.assertEqual(result, expected)
         text.delete('1.0', 'end')
 
@@ -309,8 +307,8 @@
         result = text.get('1.0', 'insert')
         # selection excludes \n
         expected = (
-"    '''this is a test of a reformat for a triple quoted string will it reformat\n"
-" to less than 70 characters for me?'''")  # no
+"    '''this is a test of a reformat for a triple quoted string will"
+" it reformat to\n less than 72 characters for me?'''")  # no
         self.assertEqual(result, expected)
         text.delete('1.0', 'end')
 
@@ -337,11 +335,11 @@
         self.formatter('ParameterDoesNothing')
         result = text.get('1.0', 'insert')
         expected = (
-"# The first line is under the max width. The second line's length is\n"
-"# way over the max width. It goes on and on until it is over 100\n"
-"# characters long. Same thing with the third line. It is also way over\n"
-"# the max width, but FormatParagraph will fix it. The fourth line is\n"
-"# short like the first line.\n")
+"# The first line is under the max width. The second line's length is"
+" way\n# over the max width. It goes on and on until it is over 100"
+" characters\n# long. Same thing with the third line. It is also way"
+" over the max\n# width, but FormatParagraph will fix it. The fourth"
+" line is short like\n# the first line.\n")
         self.assertEqual(result, expected)
         text.delete('1.0', 'end')
 
@@ -352,8 +350,8 @@
         result = text.get('1.0', 'insert')
         expected = (
 "# The first line is under the max width.\n"
-"# The second line's length is way over the max width. It goes on and\n"
-"# on until it is over 100 characters long.\n")
+"# The second line's length is way over the max width. It goes on and"
+" on\n# until it is over 100 characters long.\n")
         self.assertEqual(result, expected)
         text.delete('1.0', 'end')