"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>-------------------------------
>whitespace = " "
>old_indent = 3
>new_indent = 5
>
>x = " starts with 3 spaces"
>
>x = x.replace(whitespace*old_indent, whitespace*new_indent)
>-------------------------------
>
>In this example though, it will replace the 3 spaces no matter where
>they are at, not just in the beginning... still, it's probably more
>practical for most use cases.
You'd corner it with:
if x.startswith(' '*3): x=x.replace(' '*3,' '*5,1)
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