[Mostly OT] Feedback on Python homework using Canvas LMS

[Ethan Furman]

On 03/16/2020 11:31 AM, Irv Kalb wrote:

> The problem is that in the feedback section for homework assignments, Canvas
>  eliminates any leading space characters.  So, I might write:
> 
> if x == y:
>      # do thing 1
> else:
>      # do thing 2
> 
> but when it gets posted and viewed by the student, it shows up as:
> 
> if x == y:
> # do thing 1
> else:
> # do thing 2

Sounds like HTML display -- have you tried enclosing your snippets in <pre></pre> or <code></code> tags?

If that fails, are embedded spaces retained?  If so, maybe

.if x == y
.    # do thing 1
.else:
.    # do thing 2

That would make less work after copy pasting, at least.

--
~Ethan~