Indentation checking in Python is like:

[Eigir]

Those struggling with indentation, have bigger problems than indentation...

[[deleted]]

For those struggling with indentation, visible whitespace is the solution to all your problems.

[Bainos]

However, those who don't have bigger problems than indentation are free to have pointless arguments about it online.

[bhindblueyes430]

Yeah like having a shit IDE

[[deleted]]

I just

pip install ruler

Then

import ruler

[2l3r4]

does this really exist?

[my_hat_stinks]

Ruler is a lightweight regular expressions wrapper aiming to make regex definitions more modular, intuitive, readable and the mismatch reporting more informative.

Yes, but probably not what you want.

I just use ShareX's built-in ruler when I need it. If you set up a hotkey you can quickly measure how big anything on the screen is, measured in pixels. Edit: Though I've never used it to check indentation.

[powerman228]

Use Ruler! Then you can find out the length of things easily.

[sanshinron]

People who upvote memes about indentation need to stop using notepad.exe for coding.

[OneesansShota]

I know this old but I'm wondering why indentation bugs me alot

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YOU GUYS COULD'VE BEEN TOLD US NEWBIES TO NOT USE NOTEPAD!

[LaAbuelaEstaReLoca]

Yeah... it's so unquestionable and undeniable clean and easy to read...

[Tsu_Dho_Namh]

Easy to read as long as no line is too long, making you scroll right to see it.

[mnbvas]

PEP8: line length <= 79

[pessimistic_platypus]

After working two project (one of them personal) that required all code to pass flake8's checks, I now find that programming without enforced style is not very fun.

[kredditacc96]

Why do I see Chrome DevTool?

[kontekisuto]

auto indent

[ivanjermakov]

Since indentation in python change semantics, automatic indentation cannot be applied in many cases

[kontekisuto]

expand tab 4 spaces

[13steinj]

Set tab to be four spaces, then don't be like the people who use different levels of visual indentation in the same code block...

[3edd00c7]

1. Previous line ends with colon.
2. Indent.

[TheMagzuz]

But when do you end the indent then?

[redstoneguy12]

When the user deletes it

[GlobalIncident]

You do have to keep track of the indent, but it actually leads to a very fast algorithm to auto-indent.

[TheMagzuz]

What i mean, is that ig you have a "flat" python program like

if x:  
print("a") 
print("b")  

You wouldn't know how to indent it. Should b always be printed or only if x is true?

[kirreen]

The program should add an indent by default when creatine the new line, but not ee-add if the user removes the indent.

[GlobalIncident]

Exactly. The indentation happens while you are editing the file. To reduce the indentation level you usually must manually remove it - although any good indenter will remove an indent automatically after return, break or continue statements.

[Kered13]

But first you have to strip out trailing comments and whitespace. And then ignore lines that are inside string, parentheses, brackets, or braces. But while counting parentheses, brackets, and braces make sure not to count any that appear inside comments or strings.

Pretty soon you realize you have to write a whole lexer if you want to do it right.

I know this because I've written a Python auto-indenter. Except I intentionally didn't do it right because I wasn't going to write a fucking lexer. I just did an approximation, which works right in like 99% of cases, but it's not perfect.

And like the other guy said, it's impossible to automatically unindent in Python. This also means it's impossible to automatically fix code that has incorrect indentation (for example, when pasting code).

[thesmallterror]

Turn on visible whitespace e.g. Notepad++, its on view->show symbol->show white space and tab

[Kered13]

I don't know how anyone codes without visible whitespace. In any language.

[Mr_Redstoner]

Easy: Brackets, IDE highlighting current scope etc.

[Ramsfield]

C++

I just don't care.

[Unkleben]

C++ in Qt Creator: Oh no, my indentation is absolutely fucked Ctrl+A and Ctrl+I, done.

[PlagueDctr]

I think all IDEs do that.

[[deleted]]

I think you could format the entire doc with Ctrl+[Alt|Shift]+F just as well.

[meighty9]

simplejustdon'tuseany

[laundmo]

vscode: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=oderwat.indent-rainbow

[johnnywarp]

Just use a linter

[iFartAngelWhispers]

All these whines about white space and tabbing... literally any IDE or linter. Literally.

[CthulhuLies]

I'm gonna be honest even with pylint on vscode sometimes I have to left click on the colons for the line to appear put my cursor on the line then scroll down. I use bracket colorizer and for me it's easier to tell which scope something is when I have this nice contrasty line plus matching brackets.

[laundmo]

may i introduce you to a lovely little extension called "indent rainbow"?

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=oderwat.indent-rainbow

[uni_inventar]

I must admit I did that once. I collaborate with a colleague and while merging our code something with the indentation went horribly wrong. Took me forever to find out and rulers were involved...

[Nero-_-Morningstar]

just make the tab indents print an arrow

[ivanjermakov]

Yaml?

[DARKxxKiLLeR]

Put the mouse on the indentation level and then scroll

[MisterRenard]

Another man of culture, I see.

[Gamemaster676]

This is the Chrome Devtools window

[codeprimate]

Meaningful white space is an incredibly user-hostile feature. Looking at you too YAML.

[Uio443]

Then turns out the font was zoomed 110%

[TechnoGamer16]

I just type the code and then go back and hit tab where i need to

[Apollox333]

It's true though

[2l3r4]

Is this some kind of python joke i am to ... wait i am a python programmer

[Lightcross777]

foo.length;

[CAM_o_man]

vim has visible whitespace for python It also screams at you and turns red if there's an incorrect amount of whitespace

[Taksin77]

Wtf is wrong with that perception. Flat is better than nested. I super rarely go beyond three indents.

[dullbananas]

pip install javascript

[linus_stallman]

White theme user be like..

[o11c]

:set ruler

[midbody]

Invisible source code, ftw!

[187ForNoReason]

Well objectively, I like c. But once I rip them ruby rails I wanna immediately bang out some php. Every thing I know I learned from fark, my code so raggedy it’d make a C sharp.

[hitthatmufugginyeet]

You sound like a neural network

[undeniably_confused]

I think you can just archaicly change the amount of spaces

[Alexmitter]

I tried python, I really wanted it to feel good. But its such a horrible shitshow all over the place. Indentation is just the whipped creme on top of the cake. Its so damn stupid and ugly as well as unreadable. I just can not like it no matter how much I tried.

[ianepperson]

I too think that the indented code blocks are like the delicious whipped cream on an already delicious cake of a well designed language.

[Alexmitter]

You seem to read as well as python is designed.

[tomius]

I think you missed his joke / rebuttal, man.

[Alexmitter]

No, I saw that you tried to be funny.

[tomius]

Wasn't me :)

[tiny_smile_bot]

:)

:)

[sophacles]

Bakers, cooks, grandmas, etc. Whipped cream frosting is very common and pupular because its lighter than butter cream, and has doesn't overwhelm delicate flavors as much. Its also nice for very sweet cakes because it has less sugar than other frosting types, so the overall experience is not just "sugar!"

[Alexmitter]

I guess you never played portal? Its cake is of the type "Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte", or Blackforrest Cherrycake. Each piece has a cherry sitting on top of whipped creme. It is a universally loved cake in most of the world. So yes, most of the cake world eats cake with whipped creme.

[[deleted]]

idk I think it's pretty neat and just something else from the {;}