> On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 10:03:58PM -0600, Jon Nelson wrote: > > I only see one problem with dpkg-scanlibs.py: it uses tabs > > tabs are evil, wichert! Every editor under the sun uses different tab > > settings. Use spaces, my man. > > That is precisely the reason that tabs should be used; so that people > can display them as they like.
Eeek! You misunderstand the root problem here, I think. Python uses indent level to represent blocks. If those indent levels are different in different editors, you *change* what the program does. Unlike in C, where indentation doesn't matter, who cares? But with Python, it can be vital. You choose 8. So does wichert. I like 2 in python, 4 in everything else. Most of the Python community seems to prefer either 2 or 4, and rarely 8. So what? If it is done with spaces it is unimportant, but done with tabs it's vital. -- "We all enter this world in the same way: naked; screaming; soaked in blood. But if you live your life right, that kind of thing doesn't have to stop there." -- Dana Gould Jon Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
