Decorators, Identity functions and execution...

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

In article <1144742379.824131.299990 at t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
 "Ben Sizer" <kylotan at gmail.com> wrote:

>Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> In article <1144597938.664642.133100 at v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com>,
>>  "Carl Banks" <invalidemail at aerojockey.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Always use spaces when posting, and use them in your code as well.
>> >Spaces are the current recommended practice, and in the future tabs
>> >might become illegal.  I'd prefer tabs myself, but it's more important
>> >to respect community standards than to stick to some silly preference
>> >you have.
>>
>> Tab stops every 4 columns. What's silly about that? Any other definition
>> is silly, or at best antiquated.
>
>Every day I come across people or programs that use tab stops every 2
>or 8 columns. I am another fan of tabs every 4 columns, but
>unfortunately this isn't standard, so spaces in Python it is.

All we have to do is keep using and promoting 4-column tabs every chance 
we get. I've been using them myself for about 18 years. Eventually 
they'll become accepted as the standard.