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[Miguel Ángel Ajo <majopela@xxxxxxxxxx>]

PEP8 strongly recommends spaces:
(I was about to link the same Adam did).

The reasoning is tabs is that change width from editor to editor
or from configuration to configuration. Spaces are always the same.

Python syntax heavily relies on indenting for blocks, and that can result
in problems if people starts mixing spaces or tabs.

At least mixing spaces and tabs should be totally avoided.  

My  inclination is to use spaces. I do that with those settings in vimdc:

set tabstop=4
set shiftwidth=4
set expandtab


But I’m not writing too much in KiCad lately, so.. my opinion is not  
very important here. The only thing I believe super important is not to mix.

Best regards,
Miguel Ángel.


Miguel Ángel Ajo


On Wednesday, 7 de January de 2015 at 21:44, LordBlick wrote:

> In response to a message written on 07.01.2015, 20:48, from Adam Wolf:
> > I have to stop responding to this thread, but it's official Python policy
> > that spaces are preferred over tabs, and has been for a while.
> > https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#tabs-or-spaces
> >  
>  
> OK, I appreciate that, but my heart goes on tabs… :P I leave policies to
> politicians. I like the programing mainly because it is one of the few oases of
> freedom in modern times. Also freedom of choice of indentation sign… :P
> Enforcing „One correct way” is sign of civilization falling. Diversity is a
> basic rule of survival.
> >  
> > In other news, is anyone else from the KiCad community going to Pycon this
> > year?
> >  
>  
> IMHO, flying to USA for foreigner is to costly and complicated(TSA etc…) than
> visiting profits… ;)
>  
> --  
> Best Regards,
> LordBlick
>  
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