Is There A Way Around Coding In Python Without The Tab, Indent & Whitespace Criteria?

I want to start using Python for small projects but the fact that a misplaced tab or indent can throw a compile error is really getting on my nerves. Is there some type of setting

Solution 1:

The answer is no.

At least, not until something like the following is implemented:

from __future__ import braces

Solution 2:

No. Indentation-as-grammar is an integral part of the Python language, for better and worse.

Solution 3:

Emacs! Seriously, its use of "tab is a command, not a character", is absolutely perfect for python development.

Solution 4:

All of the whitespace issues I had when I was starting Python were the result mixing tabs and spaces. Once I configured everything to just use one or the other, I stopped having problems.

In my case I configured UltraEdit & vim to use spaces in place of tabs.

Solution 5:

I find it hard to understand when people flag this as a problem with Python. I took to it immediately and actually find it's one of my favourite 'features' of the language :)

In other languages I have two jobs: 1. Fix the braces so the computer can parse my code 2. Fix the indentation so I can parse my code.

So in Python I have half as much to worry about ;-)

(nb the only time I ever have problem with indendation is when Python code is in a blog and a forum that messes with the white-space but this is happening less and less as the apps get smarter)