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Converter space indentation -> tab indentation

Jul 5th, 2000 10:03
Nathan Wallace, Hans Nowak, Snippet 317, Magnus L. Hetland

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"""
> I'm looking for a converter that converts Python files
> with space indentation  -> tab indentation.
How about a simple script like this?
"""
# -- start --
#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys, string
line = sys.stdin.readline()
while line:
    print string.replace(line,"    ","\t"),
    line = sys.stdin.readline()
# -- stop --
"""
It worked on my source files (from emacs with python-mode).
"""