Are there any pitfalls with using whitespace in Python?

Question

At the moment I have never had a problem with whitespace in Python (although I\'ve only used it in two projects and I was the only programmer). What are some potential pitf

Answer 1

Pick a good editor. You'd want features such as:

1. Automatic indentation that mimics the last indented line
2. Automatic indentation that you can control (tabs vs. spaces)
3. Show whitespace characters
4. Detection and mimicking of whitespace convention when loading a file

For example, Vim lets me highlight tabs with these settings:

set list
set listchars=tab:\|_
highlight SpecialKey ctermbg=Red guibg=Red
highlight SpecialKey ctermfg=White guifg=White

Which can be turned off at any time using:

set nolist

IMO, I dislike editor settings that convert tabs to spaces or vice versa, because you end up with a mix of tabs and spaces, which can be nasty.