newbie: stani's python editor if-else

[Hamilton, William]

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> list-bounces+whamil1=entergy.com at python.org] On Behalf Of
> kyosohma at gmail.com
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> Subject: Re: newbie: stani's python editor if-else
> 
> On Sep 10, 11:24 pm, madzientist <madzient... at gmail.com> wrote:
> > hi,
> >
> > two quick questions:
> >
> > a) i am using SPE (latest version) and for some reason, when i type,
> > say
> >
> > if 1==2:
> >     print "not equal"
> >     else:
> >           print "equal"
> >
> > the else is at the same indentation level as the preceding print
> > statement, and i get a syntax error
> >
> > why doesn't spe automatically put the else at the level of the if
> > statement ? what am i dong wrong ? once i manually change the
> > indentation, the code snippet runs perfectly.
> >
> > b) if this is not the group for such elementary questions, please do
> > let me know.
> >
> > thanks !!!!
> >
> > suresh
> 
> I agree with Steve. I have yet to see an IDE for Python (or anything
> else) that unindents statements. Even IDLE, the Official IDE for
> Python, doesn't do that.
> 

IDLE (At least, IDLE 1.0.5) unindents in obvious situations.  I think
it's only on break, continue, pass, and return statements, but there may
be others.

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-Bill Hamilton