Re: [PATCH 0/9] Allow literal tabs in reStructuredText

"Jarret \"Jax\" Renker via Docutils-develop" <[email protected]>
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Hi,

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On Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 at 1:49 PM, engelbert gruber <[email protected]> wrote:
> thinking about tabs
> 
> * python discourages usage hardtabs and space mixing, because becomes painful (IMHO)

Sure, but other languages, e.g. Makefile, mandate tabs and so do some styleguides.

> * python philosophy : explicit is better then implicit ... would an option :hard-tabs: keep
> be more in line ?

I'm fine with that.  I planned (re)using the tab_width option of docutils.conf (setting it to -1 preserves tabs, like its cousin does for the include directive) but introducing a new option is also ok.


Regards,  Jax
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