Python: using 4 spaces for indentation. Why? [clos

Question

While coding python I'm using only 2 spaces to indent, sure PEP-8 really recommend to have 4 spaces, but historically for me it's unusual.

So, can anyone convince me to use 4 spaces instead of 2? What pros and cons?

P.S. And finally, what's easy way to convert all existing codebase from 2 spaces to 4 spaces?

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P.P.S. PEP-8 Also srictly recommend not using tabs for indention. read here

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So, to summarize:

Pros:

• Have more space to arrange when wraping string more than 80 lines long.
• Can copy code from snippets and it just works.

Cons:

• With deeper level of nested statements you have less space for actual code.

Thanks.

Answer 1

using 4 spaces or 2 spaces is entirely up to you. 4 spaces is just a convention. What is most important, don't mix tabs and spaces. Use the space bar