[Tutor] remap tab key to 4 spaces in a Tkinter text box

[dwbarne at earthlink.net]

Hi tutors.

Is there a way to remap a tab key to enter a user-specified number of spaces in a Tkinter text widget instead of a genuine tab? An internet search has turned up zilch. The tab option in a text widget lets you enter the number of centimeters to space over, but this option is truly useless when you want real live spaces instead.

I tried using 'bind' to call a method that inserts 4 spaces, for example, but this approach enters the number of spaces AND a tab as well (as expected, after thinking about it). Not good.

Any ideas?