[issue20690] IDLE Indents convert to spaces and then throws error

2014-02-21 Thread Terry J. Reedy
Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Questions about how to use python (or Idle) are better directed to python-list or similar forums. In this case, you are asking how to edit a file with tabs in Idle, which converts tabs to spaces on entry. Idle editor windows have a Format menu with Tabify and

[issue20690] IDLE Indents convert to spaces and then throws error

2014-02-19 Thread Justin Barker
New submission from Justin Barker: When I add some lines to my module code, some of the tabs that I enter convert to spaces. This throws an inconsistency error and I can't get it to stop! -- components: IDLE files: test.py messages: 211664 nosy: Justin.Barker priority: normal severity: