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Why do we use tabs instead of spaces?
Now tabs were introduced for indentation because indenting using space required lots of keystrokes (though it’s not the case with modern editors now). So you might still argue “I would use spaces because my editor automatically takes care of indentations for me”. Well have a look at the next points then. 2.
How are tabs converted to spaces in indentation?
In the second case, every tab is converted to the equivalent space-based width (i.e. each tab is converted into 4 spaces, even if it is adjacent to another tab character). So that’s the one you probably want.
How to convert spaces to tabs in Visual Studio?
With this setting it seems to work in HTML files but not in TypeScript files. editor.detectIndentation detects it from your file, you have to disable it. If it didn’t help, check that you have no settings with higher priority.
Is it possible to convert tabs to spaces in Python?
I am using pycharm IDE for python development it works perfectly fine for django code so suspected that converting tabs to spaces is default behaviour, however in python IDE is giving errors everywhere because it can’t convert tabs to spaces automatically is there a way to achieve this.
What do tabs and spaces mean in Sublime Text 2?
In Sublime Text 2, add the “draw_white_space” setting to your user preferences and set it to “all”. If you’re a serious coder, then you should have a consistent use of tabs and spaces, where tabs (usually denoted by arrows) represent the level of indentation and spaces (usually denoted by dots) represent alignment characters.
Why are tabs not shown in Visual Studio?
Many code editors, Visual Studio included, default to replacing tabs with spaces and not showing white space characters. This leads to ignorance as to what is actually happening behind the scenes, and novice coders never learn to use tabs as they’re meant to be used.
Can you use arrow keys with tabs instead of spaces?
Even if your editor does replace tabs with spaces, it usually doesn’t change how the arrow keys navigate through those characters. With tabs, I can use the left/right arrow keys to move back or forward one level of indentation with each key press.