EdSharp: Something I Just Realized About Coding In Python

From: "Homme, James" <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 15:46:56 -0400

Hi,
I don't know why I missed this before, but it made me happy when I found out
about it. You may or may not know that EdSharp has this command that lets you
program in Python using braces to mark off code blocks as you would in other
languages such as C#, C++ and so on, and then have it strip the braces and turn
your file into a Python program in a new window. That bothered me, because I'd
rather code in Python syntax.

Here's what made me happy about the command. Let's say that you have a Python
file. It doesn't matter how you indent it. You could initially have everything
at the left margin. If you simply press Alt + Left Bracket, EdSharp formats
your file using the indentation scheme set up for its Python compiler settings,
and places comments at the ends of code blocks.

So in summary, if you have a Python file you're working on, you can fix any
indentation issues automatically right before you compile it.

I discovered this because I got a Python file that seemed to be indented by
increments of something like eight spaces. My Python compiler settings are
configured to indent by two spaces, so that it's nicer to see my files with a
Braille display without quickly running out of Braille cells.

Thanks again, Jamal. You made my day.

Jim

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