Tabs and spaces (style)

[Lloyd Hugh Allen]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> 
> Alex Martelli wrote:
> > > What is the consensus about mixing tabs and spaces in a Python script?
> >
> > I don't think there is one.  Guido's style guide recommends using both,
> > with a tabsize of 8, so I expect most Pythonistas follow that style.  Yet,
> > for what it counts, I personally prefer setting my editors to always save
> > with spaces only
> 
> note that the standard distribution uses spaces throughout.  guess
> GvR hasn't gotten around to update the style guide...
> 
> Cheers /F

I thought that that was so that I could have a use for my old (paper)
Fortran program templates.