Both, tabs and spaces, work. mixing them doesn't. So you must make sure you only use one. which one you choose is more or less a matter of taste as Chris wrote.
However, since mixing spaces and tabs is a bad idea it would be good if all (python) programmers could agree on one or the other. I believe that's why there is the python style guide I linked to earlier. It sets a precedent/convention. You can of course say you don't care and follow your own style but it will make it harder and more annoying for others. Therefore I would urge you to use spaces in python programs. yours, //Lorenz On Wed, 20 May 2009 11:38:18 +0100, Chris McCormick <ch...@mccormick.cx> wrote: >> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Yanom Mobis <ya...@rocketmail.com> > wrote: >> > i guess i'll use spaces for my next program. But why exactly are > spaces >> > better? the article just said that was the standard >> > > On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 09:20:16AM +1000, René Dudfield wrote: >> At this point, it's because most python code, and python programmers >> are using spaces, instead of tabs. > > However, be aware that it is a matter of taste/religion, and it's an age > old > internet argument, and so you're always going to get different people > saying > that one style is better than the other. > > For me, spaces are like mp3 files whilst tabs are like mod files. I like > mod > files better than mp3 files, but the problem is that sometimes mod files > sound > different when you play them on different platforms. > > Best, > > Chris. >
