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Re: IndentationError: expected an indented block but it's there

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On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 2:53 AM, Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> wrote:
> Chris Angelico wrote:
>
>> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 2:19 AM, Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> wrote:
>>> Solution: configure your editor to use four spaces for indentation.
>>
>> ITYM eight spaces.
>
> I meant: one hit of the Tab key should add spaces up to the next multiple of
> four. Which implies
>
>> But the real solution is to not mix tabs and
>> spaces. Stick to one or the other and you're safe.

Sure. If you configure your tab *key* to not insert a tab *character*,
then you're fine. Or alternatively, if you always use \t for
indentation, you can tweak the displayed width of it. (Or, as I do,
just let it be eight wide. On today's screens that's not much of a
problem.)

ChrisA

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IndentationError: expected an indented block but it's there JackM <notreal@earthlink.net> - 2013-05-28 11:32 -0400
  Re: IndentationError: expected an indented block but it's there Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-05-28 09:55 -0600
  Re: IndentationError: expected an indented block but it's there Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-05-28 16:01 +0000
  Re: IndentationError: expected an indented block but it's there Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2013-05-28 18:19 +0200
  Re: IndentationError: expected an indented block but it's there Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-29 02:31 +1000
  Re: IndentationError: expected an indented block but it's there Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2013-05-28 18:53 +0200
  Re: IndentationError: expected an indented block but it's there Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-29 17:59 +1000

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