I do use standard 4 space indent. Perhaps copy and paste failed on google group.
That said, I found that I also have no problem with indent in Arch, which has the same python.vim under ${VIMRUNTIME}/indent/ I have no additional vim setting. My .vimrc is fairly minimal, but I do have this line for python: au FileType python setlocal ts=4 sw=4 sts=4 sta et fdm=indent Don't know what's the difference between Arch and Ubuntu -- MZ On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 1:01:05 PM UTC-7, Zvezdan Petkovic wrote: > On Apr 3, 2012, at 2:10 PM, Zetah Ghamin wrote: > > > I am having problem indenting python doctring in vim. Since I use > > pycontract, a typical docstring looks like the following in which I > > would like the left side to be aligned: > > def magic(x, y): > > '''this function does magic with x and y > > > > :param x: the x factor (I hate that show) > > :type x: numeric > > :param y: a matrix > > :type y: array[MxN](float32,>=0) > > ''' > > > > But when I indent this section using either Ubuntu's default > > python.vim or the one from here: > > http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=974 > > the left side does not line up whenever there is a line with > > parenthesis. Sometimes it affects the line before it too: > > > > def magic(x, y): > > '''this function does magic with x and y > > > > :param x: the x factor (I hate that show) > > :type x: numeric > > :param y: a matrix > > :type y: array[MxN](float32,>=0) > > ''' > > > > Now, if I remove the parenthesis from the two lines that contain it, > > then re-indent the block. Everything line up on the left as intended. > > > > Any help is appreciated. > > > I cannot reproduce this with the default Vim indenter on Mac or OpenBSD in > Vim 7.3 or 7.2. When I take your function and put it in a file, then press > 1GVG= it indents like this: > > def magic(x, y): > '''this function does magic with x and y > > :param x: the x factor (I hate that show) > :type x: numeric > :param y: a matrix > :type y: array[MxN](float32,>=0) > ''' > > The indentation of the first docstring line is different because you used a > three space indent, and the default indent uses a standard four space indent. > Otherwise, the remaining lines were not touched and are left aligned. > > I also tried aligning the lines with the opening quotes for a standard > docstring style: > http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0257/#multi-line-docstrings > After re-indenting with 1GVG= it leaves the docstring aligned: > > def magic(x, y): > '''this function does magic with x and y > > :param x: the x factor (I hate that show) > :type x: numeric > :param y: a matrix > :type y: array[MxN](float32,>=0) > > ''' > > Did you try this function in a separate file with the default Vim indenter? > Does it behave correctly? If not, what other custom settings are you (or > Ubuntu) using that could cause this? > > If it indents correctly when it's alone, there may be some other indenting > interaction with the text below or above it perhaps? > Perhaps some other parenthesis above it is not closed? > > I'm sorry that I can't help you more, but without being able to reproduce the > problem I can only guess. > > Regards, > > Zvezdan -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php