On Mar 17, 2017 9:23 PM, "Mikhail V" <mikhail...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So Python supports both spaces and tabs for indentation. > > I just wonder, why not forbid spaces in the beginning of lines? > How would one come to the idea to use spaces for indentation at all?
One problem for me with tabs: there is no standard visual representation (1 tab = ? Spaces) > > Space is not even a control/format character, but a word separator. Huh? The character sets I'm familiar with don't have "word separators". Space is just another no -control character. > And when editors will be proportional font based Editors allow your choice of font. Some are proportional, some monospaced. I fail to see any benefit from making a proportional-only font based editor. , indenting with > spaces will not make *any* sense so they are just annoyance. Only in the eye of the beholder. > Neither makes it sense in general case of text editing. > I think it would be a salvation to forbid spaces for indentation, > did such attemps take place? > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
