On Saturday, 25 August 2012 04:03:52 UTC+5:30, Alex wrote: > I'm new to Python and have been using IDLE 3.2.3 to experiment with > > code as I learn. Despite being configured to use a 4 space indentation > > width, sometimes IDLE's "smart" indentation insists upon using width-8 > > tabs. > > > > From what I've been able to find on Google, this is due to a > > shortcoming in Tk. While it's not that big a deal in the grand scheme > > of things, I think it looks like poop, and I'd like to change IDLE to > > use 4-space indentation instead of tabs for all indentation levels. > > > > Is there any way for me to achieve what I want in IDLE, or do I have to > > start up my full-blown IDE if I want consistent 4-space indentation? > > > > Alex
I think an IDE is better than IDLE. Try NINJA IDE. http://ninja-ide.org -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list