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[–] [email protected] 77 points 1 year ago (26 children)

Python: So you used spaces and tabs for indentation? NOW DIE!

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (19 children)

Mixing spaces and tabs should be a warcrime.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (17 children)

Find me anyone who claims they use tabs for indentation, and I bet I'll find at least one case where they're using both tabs and spaces.

The only safe way to avoid war crimes is to avoid tabs.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why would I use spaces if I use tabs? Also, it seemd like a huge waste of time hitting the space bar so many times...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why would I use spaces if I use tabs?

To comply with Python's best practices:

https://peps.python.org/pep-0008/

Also, if you work on the Linux Kernel, you'll see a mix of tabs and spaces:

https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/block/bfq-iosched.c#L390

Also, it seemd like a huge waste of time hitting the space bar so many times…

You use an editor that doesn't auto-indent?

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