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Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python

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From Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Date 2014-10-15 13:30 -0600
Subject Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
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On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> wrote:
> On 10/15/2014 10:32 AM, Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick wrote:
>> It should parse this as
>>
>> else:
>>      print 'false'
>>      print 'done'
>>
>> Why?  Because things like `print 'done'` usually have an empty line before
>> it:
>
>
> There is no such rule in Python so it hardly dependable for auto indenting.

I agree. I very rarely use blank lines inside functions. As I see it,
if you feel you need a blank line for separation within a function,
that's an indication your function is overly complex and should be
broken up.

Keeping blank lines out of functions also makes it easy to copy/paste
those functions into the interactive interpreter, which can be handy
e.g. when sharing snippets of code by email.

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Is there an easy way to control indents in Python ryguy7272 <ryanshuell@gmail.com> - 2014-10-14 19:13 -0700
  Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Juan Christian <juan0christian@gmail.com> - 2014-10-14 23:23 -0300
    Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2014-10-15 17:27 +1000
      Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick <kwpolska@gmail.com> - 2014-10-15 16:32 +0200
        Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2014-10-16 09:51 +1000
          Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-10-17 18:22 +1300
      Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-10-15 13:12 -0400
      Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-10-15 13:30 -0600
        Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Simon Kennedy <sffjunkie@gmail.com> - 2014-10-16 07:08 -0700
          Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-17 02:02 +1100
          Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-10-18 21:53 +1100
            Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Simon Kennedy <sffjunkie@gmail.com> - 2014-10-20 08:54 -0700
              Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-10-20 11:54 -0600
                Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Simon Kennedy <sffjunkie@gmail.com> - 2014-10-21 01:45 -0700
                Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-10-21 11:09 -0600
              Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-10-20 11:57 -0600
              Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Juan Christian <juan0christian@gmail.com> - 2014-10-20 17:04 -0200
              Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-10-20 13:40 -0600
              Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-10-20 20:43 +0100
              Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Juan Christian <juan0christian@gmail.com> - 2014-10-20 20:30 -0200
              Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-10-20 21:13 -0400
  Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-15 13:18 +1100
  Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2014-10-14 19:38 -0700
  Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Zachary Ware <zachary.ware+pylist@gmail.com> - 2014-10-14 21:35 -0500
  Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-15 13:47 +1100
  Re: Is there an easy way to control indents in Python jumppanen.jussi@gmail.com - 2014-10-21 06:51 -0700

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