> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:python- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 8:26 AM > To: python-list@python.org > Subject: Re: newbie: stani's python editor if-else > > On Sep 10, 11:24 pm, madzientist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi, > > > > two quick questions: > > > > a) i am using SPE (latest version) and for some reason, when i type, > > say > > > > if 1==2: > > print "not equal" > > else: > > print "equal" > > > > the else is at the same indentation level as the preceding print > > statement, and i get a syntax error > > > > why doesn't spe automatically put the else at the level of the if > > statement ? what am i dong wrong ? once i manually change the > > indentation, the code snippet runs perfectly. > > > > b) if this is not the group for such elementary questions, please do > > let me know. > > > > thanks !!!! > > > > suresh > > I agree with Steve. I have yet to see an IDE for Python (or anything > else) that unindents statements. Even IDLE, the Official IDE for > Python, doesn't do that. >
IDLE (At least, IDLE 1.0.5) unindents in obvious situations. I think it's only on break, continue, pass, and return statements, but there may be others. -- -Bill Hamilton -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
