I'm having a lot of issues with indentation. I use notepade++ and have been in the habit of using tab key to indent but this causes issues with the downloaded assignments as the instructors seem to be using a space indentation. Is there a way to just convert files before I begin working on them? Or should I just get in the habit of using their spaces. Its really a headache to realize that the spaces are all out of whack after I've started and try to correct them.

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anonymous · Answer

why not download IDLE? an IDE (integrated development environment) solve that problem

anonymous · Answer

Well this site seemed to help if anyone had the same issue I did: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/455037/notepad-tabs-to-spaces

anonymous · Answer

just use IDLE.IT will do it automatically.

anonymous · Answer

The other option is to continue to use notepad++, but to change the settings so that it uses 4 spaces for indenting rather than tabs. It's one of the options you can specify to use spaces for tabs, and set the indention width.

Settings -> Preferences... -> Language Menu/Tab Settings -> Tab Settings (group) -> Replace by space