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| From | Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: Is there a way to configure IDLE to use spaces instead of tabs for indenting? |
| Date | 2012-08-25 07:29 -0400 |
| References | <k18vgg$sp9$1@dont-email.me> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.3800.1345894235.4697.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On 8/24/2012 6:33 PM, Alex wrote: > I'm new to Python and have been using IDLE 3.2.3 to experiment with > code as I learn. Despite being configured to use a 4 space indentation That applies to the editor and works in the editor for me and others. A tab becomes 4 space characters, and a backspace in the appropriate place deletes 4 space characters. > width, sometimes IDLE's "smart" indentation insists upon using width-8 > tabs. Only for the simulated interpreter. There is a tracker issue about changing that but no consensus. -- Terry Jan Reedy
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Is there a way to configure IDLE to use spaces instead of tabs for indenting? "Alex" <foo@email.invalid> - 2012-08-24 22:33 +0000
Re: Is there a way to configure IDLE to use spaces instead of tabs for indenting? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-08-25 07:29 -0400
Re: Is there a way to configure IDLE to use spaces instead of tabs for indenting? "Alex" <foo@email.invalid> - 2012-08-25 12:50 +0000
Re: Is there a way to configure IDLE to use spaces instead of tabs for indenting? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-25 14:20 +0100
Re: Is there a way to configure IDLE to use spaces instead of tabs for indenting? "Alex" <foo@email.invalid> - 2012-08-25 14:17 +0000
Re: Is there a way to configure IDLE to use spaces instead of tabs for indenting? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-08-25 14:36 -0400
Re: Is there a way to configure IDLE to use spaces instead of tabs for indenting? Ramchandra Apte <maniandram01@gmail.com> - 2012-09-05 06:04 -0700
Re: Is there a way to configure IDLE to use spaces instead of tabs for indenting? "Alex" <foo@email.invalid> - 2012-09-06 13:43 +0000
Re: Is there a way to configure IDLE to use spaces instead of tabs for indenting? Ramchandra Apte <maniandram01@gmail.com> - 2012-09-06 06:54 -0700
Re: Is there a way to configure IDLE to use spaces instead of tabs for indenting? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-09-06 14:11 -0400
Re: Is there a way to configure IDLE to use spaces instead of tabs for indenting? "Alex" <foo@email.invalid> - 2012-09-07 01:40 +0000
Re: Is there a way to configure IDLE to use spaces instead of tabs for indenting? Fabio Zadrozny <fabiofz@gmail.com> - 2012-10-17 12:10 -0300
Re: Is there a way to configure IDLE to use spaces instead of tabs for indenting? "Alex" <foo@email.invalid> - 2012-10-17 15:34 +0000
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