Why whitespace denotation of blocks doesn't work.

[Neil Hodgson]

> The point is not that I can copy and paste with out reindenting.
> The point is that sometimes I have to. let me show a generic example
>
> if a:
>    for b in B:
>       if c(b):
>           block statement.
>
> Assume that you are editing another part and you realise that you
> are about to essentially retype the block statement. So you do
>
> def fun():
>   block statement
>
> if a:
>    for b in B:
>       if c(b):
>            fun()
> you have to reindent the block statement. This is not copy and paste
> reuse. It is cut and paste refactoring, and you have to reindent.

   Your example does not /require/ any reindenting. It may look better
reindented but this is one case where refactoring does not have to lead to
reindenting.

   Neil