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| From | Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation |
| Date | 2014-02-06 14:49 +0000 |
| Organization | PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC |
| Message-ID | <ld07ei$r3v$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | <f63f079f-da05-4f09-ad01-4b764ef16d7f@googlegroups.com> |
On 2014-02-06, msustik@gmail.com <msustik@gmail.com> wrote:
> I had a bug in a Python script recently. The code in question was something along the lines of:
>
> if a == 1:
> x = y
> else:
> x = z
> y = z + y
> z = z + 1
>
> While editing this file I accidentally pushed TAB on the line
> with 'y = z + y'.
>
> Any suggestion on how to avoid this type of error in the future?
The best advice is to pay closer attention to what you're doing. Look
at the code while you're editing, not your fingers. Before you commit
the change, spend some time looking carefully at it to verify that
changes were intentional.
--
Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! I left my WALLET in
at the BATHROOM!!
gmail.com
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how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation msustik@gmail.com - 2014-02-05 19:02 -0800
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2014-02-06 03:08 +0000
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-06 15:47 +1100
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Asaf Las <roegltd@gmail.com> - 2014-02-05 21:23 -0800
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-02-06 03:09 -0500
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-02-06 14:49 +0000
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation msustik@gmail.com - 2014-02-06 10:51 -0800
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Roel Schroeven <roel@roelschroeven.net> - 2014-02-06 21:29 +0100
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation msustik@gmail.com - 2014-02-06 17:20 -0800
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-07 12:57 +1100
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Roel Schroeven <roel@roelschroeven.net> - 2014-02-07 23:08 +0100
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Jurko Gospodnetić <jurko.gospodnetic@pke.hr> - 2014-02-08 12:11 +0100
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2014-02-06 15:36 -0500
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-02-06 13:32 -0800
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2014-02-06 17:09 -0500
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-07 09:30 +1100
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Asaf Las <roegltd@gmail.com> - 2014-02-06 15:01 -0800
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-07 11:08 +1100
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Roel Schroeven <roel@roelschroeven.net> - 2014-02-07 23:06 +0100
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