Martin v. Löwis <mar...@v.loewis.de> added the comment: > Then some of the arguments I've heard is that some editors shows tabs > badly, although true, then most proper editors it's possible to adjust > that to your personal preference
That is no option for Python. In Python, it is part of the LANGUAGE SYNTAX that a tab is 8 columns. Changing that may change the very meaning of a Python program (i.e. an editor configured to four column tabs may render a program to MEAN something different than when formatted to eight column tabs). So a tab is 8 columns, period. > In a program with 200 lines of code we have roughly 600 extra > keystrokes with spaces, unless using a proper editor which shows tabs > nicely. I think you should get a different editor then. I press tab in my editor and still get four spaces. > Tabs use less space, which is usable when uploading and downloading > code a lot (which you do when using version control). That's negligible, compared to the rest of the file. ---------- nosy: +loewis _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue7012> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
