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Code UI OR MW on save: Consider Replacing Tabs with Spaces for Whitespace-Sensitive Languages
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Description

Description

We see some errors in the logs that are complaining about Python code running with mixed tabs and spaces. We could consider correcting this in the UI OR in the evaluator just before running the code.

Desired behavior/Acceptance criteria

  • team will discuss how and whether to mitigate this
  • if we decide to mitigate, then ...
    • system will no longer complain about easily-preventable whitespace issues

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Event Timeline

Jdforrester-WMF renamed this task from Code UI OR Evaluator: Consider Replacing Tabs with Spaces for Whitespace-Sensitive Languages to Code UI OR MW on save: Consider Replacing Tabs with Spaces for Whitespace-Sensitive Languages.Mar 21 2024, 5:16 PM
DVrandecic triaged this task as Medium priority.Mar 21 2024, 5:16 PM
DVrandecic lowered the priority of this task from Medium to Low.
DVrandecic moved this task from Needs Product/Design to Backlog on the Abstract Wikipedia team board.