> On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 10:29:43PM -0600, Jon Nelson wrote: > > 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. > > What are you talking about? A TAB character is just ASCII-9 or control-I -- > how many "spaces" a tab is is just an editor display function.
That is exactly my point -- every editor / personal setting will be different as to how many spaces a tab represents. There are many programs floating around (3 are shipped *with* Python) to convert tabs to N spaces (if your editor uses tabs). In my editor of choise, FTE, I turn tabs off. When I smack tab, it inserts 2 spaces, or 4, or however many I want. -- "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]
