Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace

[Stefan Monnier]

>     If point is currently at column N, search backward for a line with
>     indentation M < N.  Then delete characters to the left until column M
>     is reached.

> I suppose that could be useful in many modes.  Not, I think, in modes
> that compute the exact indentation, such as Lisp mode and C mode.  But
> there are many modes which don't have such careful
> indentation computations.

Yes, it would obviously need a hook so that modes like Lisp, Python, C, ...
can provide a more precise definition.  But I think as a first
approximation for those mode authors who don't have the time/energy to fine
tune every little detail, it's a pretty good default.


        Stefan