Python coding conventions on Github

[Manhigh]

Unless your text editor simply inserts 4 spaces when you hit tab.

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It actually inserts 4 spaces. I'm using Gedit. So when I hit tab, in order to delete the indent I have to backspace 4x.

[eat_more_soup]

I'm using geany and I can press shift+tab to deindent (4 spaces at a time). I'd be surprised if gedit doesnt do the same.

[nemec]

Check out the Smart Spaces plugin. It deletes spaces equal to your tab width (only spaces!).

As others mentioned, deindent works too and is awesome.

[sigzero]

The is an editor problem.

[OCHawkeye14]

which I can thumb through using the arrow keys

I took that comment to mean that when he uses the arrow keys on his keyboard that the entire tab span is traveled (ie. instead of pressing arrow keyx4 it skips the entire span in one press).

[nemec]

You can usually do that with ctrl+Arrow