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

[Jeff Hinrichs]

I like the width of 4 spaces also, BUT I use tabs and configured my editor
to "DISPLAY"
tabs as 4 characters in width.  It does not replace tabs with spaces it
displays the white space equivalent to 4 spaces.  Spaces are great for
separating words/glyph combinations but are not proper for formatting.
Hammers work for nails but not screws.  Same for spaces v. tabs.

> But this is all academic, because the defacto and near dejure standard
> for Python is 4 spaces per indentation level. Tabs are deprecated.
>
> Insert tabs if you like. I predict you will annoy lots of other Python
> programmers, when you begin to work with them.
>
> C//
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