code folding, a unique problem to python?

[Diez B. Roggisch]

John Salerno schrieb:
> Specifically, I'm using UltraEdit and perhaps there's no way perfect way 
> to implement code folding with it, given how it uses its syntax 
> highlighting file to do so (i.e., you have to specify an "Opening" and 
> "Closing" character in which to enfold code, such as braces).
> 
> But my question is more general: is it possible to implement code 
> folding with Python given that it has no real block delimiters? Or is 
> this still a matter of which particular editor/IDE you use? For my part 
> I've tried (as was suggested elsewhere) to use 'def' as an opening and 
> closing keyword, but this of course will enfold everything between two 
> defs, even if you have more code between your function definitons (such 
> as a new class definition).
> 
> So maybe I'm stuck in UE, but I'm curious if there is some general way 
> to do this, or is Python just too simple and concise for its own good? :)

Eric3, the Qt-based and in python written IDE can do that. So I'd say 
it's an UE-problem - nad it has to be: to perform folding, one has to 
find out what constitutes a block. Obviously this CAN be done with 
python-code - do it CAN be done in editor code.

Diez