GNU bug report logs - #32120
26.1; In python.el tab-width should default to 4

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Carlos Pita <carlosjosepita <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 22:06:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug

Found in version 26.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 32120 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Carlos Pita <carlosjosepita <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 32120 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32120: 26.1; In python.el tab-width should default to 4
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 11:33:24 +0200

Carlos Pita <carlosjosepita <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Most python source code uses a tab step of 4 spaces.

This:

>I think it doesn't
> make a lot of sense to default tab-width to 4.

is in contrast with the bug title, which is

    tab-width should default to 4

python.el defaults tab-width to 8, but sets indent-tabs-mode to nil,
and uses an indent of 4 for me from emacs -Q (by using
python-indent-offset autodetection).

What would you like changed?

Regards

Robert
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