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or python, or rust.

• pluma 10y ago
  Python doesn't care either way as long as indentation is consistent (though there's a common misunderstanding that Python cares). However PEP-8 specifies that code should be indented using 4 spaces and editors should be configured to render tabs as 8 spaces (likely to make mixed tabs & spaces really obvious). But PEP-8 also specifies that code should follow whatever is the coding standard in a given project. IOW, Python is actually far more pragmatic than most people (including most Python programmers) think. It just has a culture that strongly advocates following the rules (i.e. PEP-8 and PEP-20).
  • deniska 10y ago
    Python treats a tab character as the amount of spaces needed to go into the nearest multiple of 8 column. With py2 ability to mix different indentation as far as it amounts to the same column, you can format your code in pretty interesting ways.
  • yxhuvud 10y ago
    Well, python most certainly do care in the case when tabs and spaces are used inconsistently. In python2 you could even redefine tab width inline like https://gist.github.com/yxhuvud/2006599 https://gist.github.com/yxhuvud/2006599 .
• rdtsc 10y ago
  Using Python for 10+ years, never used tabs.