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I'm confused. The answer above states to switch a text editor option to use tabs instead of spaces.

spurra
– spurra

2015-10-08 16:31:40 +00:00
Commented Oct 8, 2015 at 16:31
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@BananaCode As long as you use ONLY tabs or ONLY spaces, it technically doesn't matter which you choose. Though for python, spaces are preferred, see the link that I referred to.

zdan
– zdan

2015-10-08 17:54:42 +00:00
Commented Oct 8, 2015 at 17:54

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create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
to make links (use https whenever possible)

<https://example.com>

[example](https://example.com)

<a href="https://example.com">example</a>

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