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Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:34:25 +1100
Subject: Re: Using the Python Interpreter as a Reference
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 5:53 AM, Rick Johnson
<rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> wrote:
> I hope you meant to say "*forced* indention for code blocks"! "Forced"
> being the key word here. What about tabs over spaces, have you decided
> the worth of one over the other or are you going to repeat Guido's
> folly?

I recommend demanding that indentation strictly alternate tabs or
spaces in successive non-blank lines. Comment-only lines must be
identical to the immediately-preceding line. A tab is equivalent to
seven spaces.

End the ambiguity!

ChrisA