Mark Lawrence wrote: > On 25/08/2012 13:50, Alex wrote: > > Terry Reedy wrote: > > > > > On 8/24/2012 6:33 PM, Alex wrote: > > > > Despite being configured to use a 4 space > > > > indentation > > ... > > > > sometimes IDLE's "smart" indentation insists upon using > > > > width-8 tabs. > > > > > > [The 4-space indentation setting] applies to the editor and works > > > in the editor for me and others. > > > > > > [The width-8 tabs are inserted] Only for the simulated > > > interpreter. There is a tracker issue about changing that but no > > > consensus. > > > > Yes, it works in the editor. I was referring to the simulated > > interpreter. I guess I didn't make that clear. > > > > In my search for a solution, I did see some of the traffic regarding > > the tracker issue, but the posts were all several years old and I > > was hoping maybe there was a fix by now. I guess not. Maybe in > > Python 4, eh? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Alex > > > > For the record issue 7676, yes?
Yes, that appears to be the issue I was talking about and is, in fact, one of the threads I had looked at before posting here. Of course, I didn't pay enough attention to the dates. I see the most recent posting on the issue appears to have been made in January of this year, so I should have realized it's an ongoing issue. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
