Why Python style guide (PEP-8) says 4 space indents instead of 8 space??? 8 space indents ever ok??
John Baxter
news.collectivize at scandaroon.com
Thu Oct 23 14:25:18 EDT 2003
In article <mailman.50.1066927617.702.python-list at python.org>,
Ian Bicking <ianb at colorstudy.com> wrote:
> Okay, okay, let's just compromise somewhere in between: 5 character
> indents.
No, we should insist on 8-character tabs. They were inherited into Unix
from Teletype machines with fixed 8 column tabs...how DARE we second
guess Teletype Corporation?
Seriously, I'm happy with four space indents (I usually use 2 in the
interpreter window). And happy with editors which "see" a tab key and
understand "next four postion using spaces" and which indent
automatically anyhow.
--John (who only goes back as far as the Model 18)
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