IDLE/Python on Asus EEE PC

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Alex van der Spek wrote:
> Simple Python programs edited and run through IDLE work fine on my Ubuntu 
> Linux system without any editing.
> 
> However on my Asus EEE PC IDLE complains about incorrect formatting 
> (indentation) or possibly mixing tabs/spaces. The source code is exactly 
> the same. There is no incorrect formatting and certainly no use of tabs.
> 
> I created the program on my EEE, was unable to find anything wrong with 
> it and decided to test it on my desktop. I was amazed that it runs fine 
> there.
> 
> Can anyone explain this? I use the full desktop Xandros OS on the EEE. I 
> downloaded IDLE from the Debian repositories.
> 
If it's not tabs, then is it line endings?