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Use only spaces, and indent 2 spaces at a time. | Use only spaces, and indent 2 spaces at a time. | ||
Absolutely '''do not use tabs''' in your code. | We use spaces for indentation. Absolutely '''do not use tabs''' in your code. | ||
You should probably set your editor to emit spaces when you hit the tab key. | |||
=== Whitespace === | === Whitespace === | ||
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Avoid reusing the names of other functions as local variable names. For | Avoid reusing the names of other functions as local variable names. For | ||
example, avoid naming local variables {{codeline|abs}}, | example, avoid naming local variables {{codeline|abs}}, | ||
{{codeline|log}}, or {{codeline|pow}}. These names might be used later to try to call the function | {{codeline|log}}, or {{codeline|pow}}. These names might be used later to try to call the function with that name, but instead will refer to a local variable, leading to very confusing errors. | ||
An exception is the use of {{codeline|i}} and {{codeline|j}} as loop indices. | An exception is the use of {{codeline|i}} and {{codeline|j}} as loop indices. |