Deprecate tabs for indenting (was Re: Indenting with tabs vs spaces)

[Michael Abbott]

Cliff Wells <logiplexsoftware at earthlink.net> wrote in
news:mailman.1007578213.25934.python-list at python.org: 

>> <?xml version="1.0"?>
>> <!-- fancy doctype declaration here -->
>> <module name="mypkg.mymodule">
>>     <class name="MyClass" inherits="OtherClass">
>>         <method name="__init__"> <method-params>
>>             <method-param name="self"/>
>>             <method-param name="foo" default="None"/> </method-params>
>>             <method-body> 
>>         <global name="tabVsSpacesFlamewarHappening"> <while-loop>
>>         <while-loop-condition> <value="1"/> </while-loop-condition>
>>         <while-loop-body> <pass/> </while-loop-body> </while-loop>
>>         </method-body> </class> </python-module> 
>>
>> Better? Seperatation of representation and semantics? The obvious
>> disadvantage of an XML representation of sourc code would be that we
>> would need *really good* editors to make it not painful. 
> 
> I don't even know what to think of this, but since you obviously put
> some time into writing it I felt compelled to reply.
> 

I suspect he really meant to write:

<?xml version="1.0"?><!-- fancy doctype declaration here --><module 
name="mypkg.mymodule"><class name="MyClass" inherits="OtherClass"><method 
name="__init__"><method-params><method-param name="self"/><method-param 
name="foo" default="None"/></method-params><method-body><global 
name="tabVsSpacesFlamewarHappening"><while-loop><while-loop-
condition><value="1"/></while-loop-condition><while-loop-
body><pass/></while-loop-body></while-loop></method-body></class></python-
module>

Now no messy spaces or indentation to worry about.