Style: removing unnecessary usages of `\` from the codebase
I've found that using parentheses (which allow for automatic continuation) instead of `\` results in a lot more readable code. The lone exception is using `\` with long strings and avoiding a line break at the start of the string.

Worse:

```
return GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD and LET and THE and HATE and FLOW\
    and THROUGH and YOU
```

Better:

```
return (GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD and LET and THE and HATE and FLOW
        and THROUGH and YOU)
```

OK:

```
return """\
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD and LET and THE and HATE and FLOW
and THROUGH and YOU"""
```
