bug#8797: Incorrect Python Indentation

bug#8797: Incorrect Python Indentation

[Adrian Parker]

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Version: Emacs 23.3.1

Steps to reproduce:

   1. Open a Python file
   2. Starting in the first column type: def some_func(
   3. Press ENTER key
   4. Press TAB key

Expected result:
The cursor should be in column 9. Under the "Code lay-out" heading at
http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/ please see the suggestions
regarding continuation lines (note: its a very new change).

Actual result:
The cursor is in column 5.


turbofail in #emacs on Freenode suggested I edit my python.el and:

Replace this line:
(+ (current-indentation) (* (car syntax) python-indent))))

with this line:
(+ (current-indentation) (* 2 (car syntax) python-indent))))

That fixed the issue using an older version of Emacs at work.

Note: Sorry, I'd provide a patch but I'm on windows, and haven't diff or
patch installed.


Adrian Parker

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bug#8797: Further context

[Adrian Parker]

I should have given more context on turbofails' suggestion. Here is
the diff output he provided for me:

-- a/python.el
+++ b/python.el
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ Set `python-indent' locally to the value guessed."
 		  ;; level per bracketing level.
 		  (goto-char (1+ open-start))
 		  (python-beginning-of-statement)
-		  (+ (current-indentation) (* (car syntax) python-indent))))
+		  (+ (current-indentation) (* 2 (car syntax) python-indent))))
 	    ;; Otherwise backslash-continued.
 	    (forward-line -1)
 	    (if (python-continuation-line-p)

bug#8797: Incorrect Python Indentation

[Glenn Morris]

Version: 24.2

Thanks for the report. The Emacs trunk has a new python.el, and it seems
your problem is fixed there. This should appear in Emacs 24.2.