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redcalcium@lemmy.institute
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The sole purpose of the tab key is for instructing the editor to insert four spaces.

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mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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To insert a… TAB. Not four or any n number of space but TAB

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redcalcium@lemmy.institute
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After years of ass-whopping by python interpreter for stray tab characters, I’m now mentally rejecting the existence of tab character in my computing devices.

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mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Isnt that only because you “mixed” spaces with tabs? I have had no issues with python and tabs with no spaces for intendation

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hansl@lemmy.world
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Yep the ASCII table just goes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, …

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Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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*three spaces.

Actually, let’s make that two.

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AbsentBird@lemm.ee
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2 space gang represent.

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theneverfox@pawb.social
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They fear us. We have to hide in the shadows.

But this is just one more example of our superiority - a perfect compromise between the file size and the nightmare that is two different invisible characters

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Liz@midwest.social
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Cycling through buttons, atl+tab, Ctrl+tab, some other fourth thing.

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redcalcium@lemmy.institute
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something something real linux users don’t use gui and tab completion

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Liz@midwest.social
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You can take my Cinnamon GUI from my cold dead hands.

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corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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And indent according to my major mode.

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