Use of a variable in parent loop

[Grant Edwards]

On 2020-09-27, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
> On 9/26/2020 3:36 PM, Stephane Tougard via Python-list wrote:
>> On 2020-09-26, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
>>> Noise.  Only 'pass' when there is no other code.
>> 
>> Why ?
>> 
>> I use pass and continue each time to break a if or a for because emacs
>> understands it and do not break the indentation.

Huh?  What is emacs doing to "break the indentation"?

>> Is there any other instruction to end a if than pass and ensure Emacs
>> does not break the indentation during a copy paste or an indent-region ?
>
> Emacs should come with python.el or python-mode.el defining a 
> python-mode.  Are you using it?  I presume it understands python block 
> structure without extra passes.

It works for me.

> emacs with python-mode has been and likely still is used by some 
> experienced python programmers.

I've been usnig emacs in python-mode for almost 20 years.  I've never
had any problems with.

--
Grant