Adding spaces in multiple lines simultaneously - in Pycharm

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I occasionally need to go line-by line and change the indentation of the code.

Is there a shortcut in Pycharm where I can add spaces (format the indent) in the begining of multiple lines simultaneously without processing each line individually?

score 85 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 19 '14 at 06:41

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Highlight/ select the lines you want indented, then press TAB as often as needed until they reach the proper indent level.

You can remove spaces with SHIFT TAB.

You can also use CTRL+ALT+I to auto-indent the selection.

answered Jul 19 '14 at 06:41

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But what if the TAB makes 8 spaces instead of 4 which is what intended? Is there anyway to force it to move forward only by 4 spaces? – Rebel Apr 30 '18 at 20:53
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@Allan Tab Size is a setting under Settings -> Code Style -> the language you are using – Oleg May 02 '18 at 21:45
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ctrl+alt+i is possibly the most useful keyboard shortcut I've ever learned. – Kevin Sep 13 '18 at 04:08
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ctrl+alt+i doesn't work on my Windows machine, but TAB does. – mikey Nov 23 '20 at 20:48
What if you want to add spaces that don't end up like CTRL + ALT + I ends up? as in if CTRL ALT I adds three spaces and I wanna add 4? – FluidMechanics Potential Flows Feb 11 '22 at 11:19
Go to tools and disable Vim emulator. – Vrushal Raut Feb 07 '23 at 18:51

score 18 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 15 '16 at 11:24

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Select the block that you want to indent then press TAB. It will work.

answered Apr 15 '16 at 11:24

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score 4 · Answer 3 · edited Dec 29 '22 at 17:02

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To auto indent all the codes in Pycharm just press these sequencies:

CTR + A to select all the text files and then press

CTRL+ALT+I

edited Dec 29 '22 at 17:02

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answered Mar 21 '19 at 14:06

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What if you want to add spaces that don't end up like CTRL + ALT + I ends up? as in if CTRL ALT I adds three spaces and I wanna add 4? – FluidMechanics Potential Flows Feb 11 '22 at 11:21

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 25 '19 at 21:58

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Select all that you want to indent, then do CTRL+ALT+I to indent all of it. This should work in Pycharm

answered Oct 25 '19 at 21:58

Khang Nguyen

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What if you want to add spaces that don't end up like CTRL + ALT + I ends up? as in if CTRL ALT I adds three spaces and I wanna add 4? – FluidMechanics Potential Flows Feb 11 '22 at 11:21

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 09 '22 at 07:10

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Use shift +alt on windows machine

answered Jun 09 '22 at 07:10

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 13 '22 at 07:19

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Continuation indent for Mac pro: Preferences -> Editor -> Code Style -> the language -> Tabs and Indents

answered Oct 13 '22 at 07:19

Song

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Feb 07 '23 at 18:54

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If Ctrl + ALT + I is not working and every time needs to press the Insert button to get the pointer.

So go to Tools -> Select Vim if it is checked then it will be disabled.

Now you can intend code directly selecting multiple lines.

answered Feb 07 '23 at 18:54

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