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| References | <f63f079f-da05-4f09-ad01-4b764ef16d7f@googlegroups.com> <ld0rb2$5od$1@ger.gmane.org> |
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| Date | 2014-02-06 15:36 -0500 |
| Subject | Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation |
| From | Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.6458.1391719002.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 3:29 PM, Roel Schroeven <roel@roelschroeven.net> wrote: > msustik@gmail.com schreef: >> >> 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'. >> >> My changes were elsewhere and I did not notice the above one line change >> when I looked at the diffs before commit. I should have noticed it... >> >> It was rare that a was 1 and therefore the problem did not show up for a >> while. (I know I should have had tests exercising all cases...) >> >> When the bug showed up, it was kind of difficult to remember what was the >> original intent. Fortunately, looking at old versions allowed me to find the >> problem commit and the bug. >> >> Any suggestion on how to avoid this type of error in the future? > > > My suggestion: configure your editor to insert the appropriate amount of > spaces instead of a tab when you press the tab key. +1 - tabs are evil.
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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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