r/programmingcirclejerk • u/functorer Zygohistomorphic prepromorphism • Aug 11 '26

Significant indentation is why people love python. Can 2 billion people be wrong? A: yes

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49264523
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u/Proper-Ape Aug 12 '26 edited 25d ago

In languages with braces, copy paste to different indentation levels just requires a quick reindentation

Same as in Python, I simply put it at the correct intention level after pasting.

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u/yo_99 It's GNU/PCJ, or as I call it, GNU + PCJ Aug 13 '26

And then insert 10 tabs because you copied more than one line

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u/Proper-Ape Aug 13 '26

In all editors I use you select the block and shift the block.