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 		- [[sponge]] is in [[moreutils]]
 - To go from tabs to spaces in Python code:
 	- `for i in *py; do expand -t 4 $i | sponge $i; done`
-- [[pep8]] is against tabs in Python code. We are currently experimenting with using tabs in [[agora server]] regardless.
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+- [[pep8]] is against tabs in Python code. We are currently experimenting with using tabs in [[agora server]] regardless.
+	- In .vimrc you might need to add:
+		- ```" work around python filetype's insistence that tabs are 8 spaces wide
+		  let g:python_recommended_style = 0
+		  filetype plugin indent on
+		  syntax on
+		  set tabstop=4
+		  ```
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