Subject: bug#18228: 24.4.50; electrict-indent-mode bad indentation in python-mode

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:04:06 -0400

>> Not to switch off electric-indent, no (it's enabled globally).
> Python modes should switch it off by default.

No reason for that.

> Using electric features with Python effectively requires a certain level of
> experience with Emacs and Python alike.

Not at all.

> In Python indent is meaning - at least sometimes.

I know.

> There are some special cases, where its possible.
> In a lot of other cases not.

I know.

> IMO it would be a waste of time investing here.

Could be.  It's up to Fabián to decide whether it's best to disable
"reindent on :" or to make it smarter.

        Stefan