TAB key does not indent

[stefanv]

In the git version of IPython, type

def foo(a):
    pass<ENTER>

The new line is not correctly indented, and the tab key does not insert 4 spaces.

/cc @Carreau @takluyver

[Carreau]

Note that tab also try to complete, so we might want to indent only on empty line.

[takluyver]

Hi Stefan!

The auto-dedenting is correct, I think - when you use something like return, continue, break, or pass, it dedents, because that normally means you've finished the indented block.

Good catch on using the tab key for indentation as well as completion, though - that should work.

[Carreau]

Better description of @stefanv problem, | is the cursor <enter> mean pressing enter.

In [1]: def foo():|<enter>
   ...:     1
   ...:

result:

In [1]: def foo():
   ...:|
   ...:     1
   ...:

[stefanv]

The last example above is still broken :/

In [3]: def foo(a):
   ...:
   ...:     1|<enter>

(blankline needed)

In [3]: def foo(a):
   ...:
   ...:     1
   ...:|

[Carreau]

Updated @stefanv comment for further precision.

[stefanv]

This may be a new issue or same, but I think you should be able to define a function with a newline in it:

In [1]: def foo():
   ...:     "hello"
   ...:     if 1==0:
   ...:         print(False)
   ...:

In [2]: |

instead of

In [1]: def foo():
   ...:     "hello"
   ...:     if 1==0:
   ...:         print(False)
   ...:
   ...:         |