Python indent of 4 instead of requested 2

Asked Apr 06 '15 at 02:08

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I have

syntax on
set pastetoggle=<F3>
set nu
set tabstop=2
set softtabstop=2
set shiftwidth=2
set smarttab
set expandtab
set autoindent
set scrolloff=5
set hls 
set incsearch
set history=1000
set nowrap

in my .vimrc file and every other file uses 2 spaces when I tab. However, I just started writing python on my computer and it uses 4 spaces. Why is that and how can I turn it back to 2 spaces?

asked Apr 06 '15 at 02:08

drjrm3

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Well, you really [should](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#indentation) be using 4 spaces... – MattDMo Apr 06 '15 at 02:14
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The PEP 8 standard for python is 4 spaces. You shouldn't change the spacing in python, see here https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/ – reticentroot Apr 06 '15 at 02:14
I think an answer should include the fact that python *should* have 4 spaces – koukouviou Apr 06 '15 at 02:25

Python indent of 4 instead of requested 2

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