How to set Python language specific tab spacing in Visual Studio Code?

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Michael Teter picture Michael Teter · Feb 8, 2017 · Viewed 34k times · Source

Using VSCode 1.9.0 with the (donjayamanne) Python 0.5.8 extension, is it possible to provide Python specific editor options?

Or more generally speaking, is it possible to provide language specific tab spacing and replacement rules? For example, Python should be tab=4 spaces (replaced as spaces), and Ruby should be tab=2 spaces (replaced). Other languages tend to have their own opinions. However, I only see the general 

"editor.tabSize": 4,
"editor.insertSpaces": true,

options.

I thought perhaps there was a "python.editor": { } block or perhaps a "python.editor.tabSize" option, but I can't find reference to such, nor have I successfully guessed a working name.

Answer

zeljko_a picture zeljko_a · Feb 7, 2018

I had the same problem today.
This is how I fixed it. Add this lines in setting.json in VSCode: 

"[python]": {
  "editor.insertSpaces": true,
  "editor.tabSize": 4  
}

It works like a charm.

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