On 2017-01-21 Sat 09:34 GMT-0800, Matthew Woodcraft <matthew@woodcraft.me.uk> wrote:

>
> I have tested this patch and it does fix the case I posted.
>
> But it misbehaves if I add a blank line before the 'else':
>
> def foo()
>     if aaa:
>         if bbb:
>             x = 1
>         y = 1
>
>     else
>
> Now when I add the colon after the 'else', electric-indent moves the
> 'else' to align with the 'def'.
>
>
> I agree that python-info-dedenter-opening-block-positions is the right
> thing to fix.
>
> I think it's sufficient to look at the last nonblank line above the
> current line, rather than all lines between the candidate opening block
> and the current line.
>
> -M-

Thanks for your suggestion, Matthew. I've now fixed it in the new patch
as attached.