Re: Python (was Re: I did not inhale)

On 29/08/2024 18:44, Janis Papanagnou wrote:

On 29.08.2024 14:30, David Brown wrote:

On 29/08/2024 09:28, Muttley@dastardlyhq.com wrote:

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Then don't use vim - use an editor that suits your needs.

 LOL. (You appear to be joking. - If not, continue reading...)
 

I was not joking.

But what makes you think that his needs are not covered by Vim?

You seem to have missed the point - sorry if I was not clear.
He complained that he didn't want to learn complicated macros in Vim just to be able to indent or un-indent lines of code.  The solution is obvious - he should use an editor other than Vim.
He could, of course, learn how to use Vim.  It's a perfectly good editor with a lot of features.  It's never been my cup of tea, and nor has Emacs - but that's preference and habit, and says nothing about whether or not it is a good editor or useful for other people.
There are more than enough decent editors to choose from, that cover the basic needs of programmers.  Some people use one editor for everything, others use a range for different purposes - whatever suits you.  But it is pretty absurd to complain that it is difficult to indent code just because you (i.e., Muttley) think it is hard to do in one particular editor.