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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2011-12-25 18:03:07 (GMT)
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I do not think we will ever have auto-indent at the prompt, that is for IPython and the like.
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@@ -593,13 +593,13 @@ This example introduces several new features.
and ``!=`` (not equal to).
* The *body* of the loop is *indented*: indentation is Python's way of grouping
- statements. Python does not (yet!) provide an intelligent input line editing
- facility, so you have to type a tab or space(s) for each indented line. In
- practice you will prepare more complicated input for Python with a text editor;
- most text editors have an auto-indent facility. When a compound statement is
- entered interactively, it must be followed by a blank line to indicate
- completion (since the parser cannot guess when you have typed the last line).
- Note that each line within a basic block must be indented by the same amount.
+ statements. At the interactive prompt, you have to type a tab or space(s) for
+ each indented line. In practice you will prepare more complicated input
+ for Python with a text editor; all decent text editors have an auto-indent
+ facility. When a compound statement is entered interactively, it must be
+ followed by a blank line to indicate completion (since the parser cannot
+ guess when you have typed the last line). Note that each line within a basic
+ block must be indented by the same amount.
* The :func:`print` function writes the value of the expression(s) it is
given. It differs from just writing the expression you want to write (as we did