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bug#15400: Python mode: "eval region" indentation problem
From: |
Hendrik Weisser |
Subject: |
bug#15400: Python mode: "eval region" indentation problem |
Date: |
Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:42:54 +0200 (CEST) |
Dear developers,
The "eval region" function in Emacs' Python major mode (python.el) has problems
dealing with indented code.
Consider this example:
1 for i in range(10**10):
2 do_something(i)
3 do_more(i)
4
When testing such code, it is often useful to evaluate the loop contents for an
example value of the parameter, rather than running the whole loop. In the
example, I would like to be able to define a region consisting of lines 2 and
3, and run them using the "eval region" command (after setting a value for "i"
in the interpreter). However, this will give me an "IndentationError:
unexpected indent" in Python (either for the first or the second line,
depending on whether the region starts at the beginning of line 2 or after the
indent).
It should be possible to resolve such cases by stripping any leading whitespace
from the first line in the region, and stripping the same amount from each
following line (provided that the region starts at the beginning of the line).
I believe this behaviour would be quite intuitive.
Please consider adapting the "eval region" function in this way to increase its
utility.
Best regards
Hendrik
- bug#15400: Python mode: "eval region" indentation problem,
Hendrik Weisser <=