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> the developer of the Python programming language wanted web browsers to collapse multiple spaces to a single space Those would be trailing spaces, not the wh
by cantSpellSober 3y ago
> the developer of the Python programming language wanted web browsers to collapse multiple spaces to a single space
Those would be trailing spaces, not the whitespace Python considers significant (indentation).
- lolinder 3y agoIndentation was very much included in the discussion, but you have to go back to the q2 page: http://1997.webhistory.org/www.lists/www-talk.1993q2/index.html#468 http://1997.webhistory.org/www.lists/www-talk.1993q2/index.h...
- cantSpellSober 3y agoI don't see a mention of indentation there. Just: > I would like to specify that multiple spaces be interpreted as such The response is only > Isn't it a violation of the SGML philosophy This seems more relevant: > spaces and tabs at the starts of lines are ignored, and extra space after punctuation is handled separately http://1997.webhistory.org/www.lists/www-talk.1993q2/0470.html http://1997.webhistory.org/www.lists/www-talk.1993q2/0470.ht...