Andy Sy enlightened us with: > Now... if you say you SHOULDN'T mix tabs and spaces (indeed this is > generally regarded as a BAD idea esp. in Python code)
I indeed say so. > then WHAT THE HECK do you need to use tab characters in the source > code for anyway (besides saving a measly few bytes) ??!? To separate layout (how much indentation is used) from semantics (how many intentation levels). > Tab characters are EVIL *AND* STUPID. And someone who needs to resort to all-caps words (which many consider shouting) needs to relax and use proper arguments. Sybren -- The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself? Frank Zappa -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list