is four space indent the same as two space indent. i was learning in the python3 intermediate course when i came across a four indent for the first time. i tried making it a 2 indent and it gave the same output so is 2 space indent and 4 space indent the same?
import unittest
import entertainment
class EntertainmentSystemTests(unittest.TestCase):
def test_movie_license(self):
daily_movies = entertainment.get_daily_movies()
licensed_movies = entertainment.get_licensed_movies()
# Write your code below:
for movie in daily_movies:
print(movie)
with self.subTest(movie):
self.assertIn(movie, licensed_movies)
unittest.main()
python has pep 8, which is a style guide for python code. Which recommends 4 spaces. Although this only a guide, you should generally follow the guide. link
with two spaces its sometimes difficult to see the nesting quickly.
but for example for HTML I would use two spaces indent, given the amount of nesting you can get. If you get so much nesting in python, your code seriously needs a refactor
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Can you tell me so that I can understand why I should use a 4 space indent? Should I use tabs or spaces?
if you’re asking why should one use 4 space indent it is because it will make reading the code easier. if you mean how to do 4 space indent then just press spacebar four times
I think the majority of developers prefers spaces, or actually (rather?) soft tabs (where the tab key insert spaces). So you don’t have to press the spacebar 4 times. That becomes tedious. The alternative is hard tabs (where the tab key insert tab character).
I find soft-tabs to be more consistent across editors and operating systems. But it seems to be on ongoing debate among developers. Although it seems to have quit down a little bit over the last few years
So are soft tabs just 4 spaces and hard tabs is not 4 spaces which is 1 tab. I agree that soft tabs a better because if you use hard tabs then not everyone might manually indent by a tab but soft tabs you can indent by spaces and tabs. Is that right?