emacs python indentation for single line if else

Question

When I have a brief if-else statement where each action is a single line, I like to use the format:

    if( cond ): print "True"
    else:       print "False"

I personally find this to be the most, elegant, concise and readable. Emacs, however, does not agree. It wants to indent it as:

    if( cond ): print "True"
else:       print "False"

Is there any way to change this behavior? I'm using emacs 24.3.1, and the python.el major-mode.

My Emacs configuration for Python 3.3 handles it correctly (then again, Emacs 24.2.1). — PascalVKooten
– PascalVKooten, Commented Oct 26, 2013 at 20:52
Might there be another problem in the code before? It would then often result in this kind of behavior. — PascalVKooten
– PascalVKooten, Commented Oct 26, 2013 at 20:53
check what M-x indent-region does when you just select the two lines. — PascalVKooten
– PascalVKooten, Commented Oct 26, 2013 at 20:54

Stefan · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-27 04:09:31Z

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In Emacs-24.3, every time I hit TAB on the `else' line, it switchwes between the two indentations (the correct one and the incorrect one). So there's indeed a bug in that the incorrect indentation should not be suggested, but at least the correct indentation is among the choices offered.

Maybe it's related to http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=15163.

answered Oct 27, 2013 at 4:09

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DilithiumMatrix Over a year ago

Interesting; I'm not even getting the correct indentation as an option. I did submit a bug report, but I don't think it has been posted yet.

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