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On the contrary, I want to thank the authors of black for not adding tab support. I’ve been writing Python code for two decades. I know all the arguments for t
by js2 5y ago
On the contrary, I want to thank the authors of black for not adding tab support.
I’ve been writing Python code for two decades. I know all the arguments for tabs vs spaces.
Down the path of tabs lies madness.
If you want them that badly, please see git’s smudge/clean filters.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2316677/can-git-automatically-switch-between-spaces-and-tabs https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2316677/can-git-automati...
There. Now the Python world has a single standard while you are free to use tabs in your checkout. See, you can make all the people happy all the time. :-)
- scrollaway 5y agoAt the risk of repeating myself, I forked Black into Tan and just added --use-tabs. The alternative was "don't use Black". Others are in my situation as well and use Tan, somehow finding it despite it not being advertised anywhere. Hell I had people bugging me to update it a few weeks back. There's extremely clear demand, I didn't just add a random flag to control how much space should be around parentheses. Switching an existing codebase using tabs to spaces is not always feasible. That said, TIL about a lot of what's in your link, but it looks like a completely inappropriate solution, I think you can agree.
- js2 5y agoI shared that link in good faith, not aware of your specific use case. I still think it's for the better that black does not allow tabs, and that your fork is a good solution for shops that need tabs for an existing code base. Black encourages the Python ecosystem to settle on spaces. There should be some friction involved (more than a switch) to use tabs, otherwise we're likely to see new code using tabs too. $0.02 and all that.
- scrollaway 5y agoSorry, I re-read my comment and noticed it sounds way more aggressive than I intended it to be! I love the little hack actually, but it looks like it's really just a hack ;)