Is there a way to configure IDLE to use spaces instead of tabs for indenting?

[Ramchandra Apte]

On Saturday, 25 August 2012 04:03:52 UTC+5:30, Alex  wrote:
> I'm new to Python and have been using IDLE 3.2.3 to experiment with
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> code as I learn. Despite being configured to use a 4 space indentation
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> width, sometimes IDLE's "smart" indentation insists upon using width-8
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> tabs.
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> From what I've been able to find on Google, this is due to a
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> shortcoming in Tk. While it's not that big a deal in the grand scheme
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> of things, I think it looks like poop, and I'd like to change IDLE to
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> use 4-space indentation instead of tabs for all indentation levels.
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> Is there any way for me to achieve what I want in IDLE, or do I have to
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> start up my full-blown IDE if I want consistent 4-space indentation?
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> Alex

I think an IDE is better than IDLE. Try NINJA IDE. http://ninja-ide.org