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Change indentation level in Google Colab

I am using Google Colab to write Python code in their notebooks. Whenever I hit enter after a loop or conditional, the new line is automatically indented, which is good, but it uses only 2 whitespaces by default. This is contrary to the PEP-8 standard which recommends 4 whitespaces.

Why is this the case and how can I change this setting within Colab?

Solution

  • You can change it to 4 whitespaces through settings:

    Tools > Settings > Editor > Indentation width in spaces > Select 4