Can I configure IDLE to automatically convert tabs to spaces?

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Nathan2055 picture Nathan2055 · May 14, 2013 · Viewed 13.7k times · Source

I know that spaces are preferred over tabs in Python, so is there a way to easily convert tabs to spaces in IDLE or does it automatically do that?

Answer

Lanaru picture Lanaru · May 14, 2013

Unfortunately IDLE does not have this functionality. I recommend you check out IdleX, which is an improved IDLE with tons of added functionality.

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