[rescue] Python > 3.6 on Solaris 10

[Liam Proven]

On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 at 00:16, Joshua Boyd <jdboyd at jdboyd.net> wrote:
>
> Ugh. That sounds like a place that needs to pick a standard (any
> standard) and start enforcing it with clang-format.

We have a house style, and a tool to apply it. ISTM that she just
doesn't notice.
>
> Mixing tabs and spaces is considered a big no-no in the python world.

So I understand.

> Using pure tabs is allowed, but the official standard is spaces only
> (documented in PEP8).B  Since Python 3, mixing tabs and spaces went from
> discouraged to a compile error.

Aha! I didn't know that. Probably sensible.

> I try to make reformatting and the actual changes separate commits.

Yes, when I remember, I do that.

> That doesn't help diffs between branches or tags, nor does it help diffs
> across several revisions, but at least when going through diff by diff
> it highlights the substance from the style.

No, indeed, that's the snag with it.

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