Re: [Python-Dev] Fwd: [Python-checkins] r51674 - python/trunk/Misc/Vim/vimrc

2006-09-01 Thread Guido van Rossum
For 2.x we really don't want to reformat all code. I even think it's questionable to use 4 spaces for new files since it will mean problems for editors switching between files. For 3.0 we really do. But as long as 2.x and 3.0 aren't too far apart I'd rather not reformat everything because it would

[Python-Dev] Fwd: [Python-checkins] r51674 - python/trunk/Misc/Vim/vimrc

2006-09-01 Thread Jim Jewett
This 8 vs 4 is getting cruftier and cruftier. (And does it deal properly with existing code that already has four spaces because it was written recently?) "Tim" regularly fixes whitespace already, with little damage. Would it make sense to do a one-time cutover on the 2.6 trunk? How about the bu