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Mohammed Ismail
7,190 PointsFile "lis.py", line 10 f = open("test.txt", "w+") TabError: inconsistent use of tab
Can someone figure out what is wrong with my below code
I am trying to write the output directory + filename to the test.txt file and it shows Tab Error at f = open("test.txt", "w+") line.
import os import sys
def list(dir): filenames = os.listdir(dir) for filename in filenames: path = os.path.join(dir, filename) print(path) print(os.path.abspath(path)) f = open("test.txt", "w+") f.write(path) f.close()
def main(): list(sys.argv[1])
if name == 'main': main()
1 Answer
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there! A TabError means that in some places your code you've indented with spaces and some other places you've indented with tabs. You may not have inconsistent whitespace for indentation as this is mission critical for Python determining what constitutes a block of code. My advice is to go back through your code and indent everything using the same method (either tabs or spaces). Either one will work, but it must be the same on every indentation.
Hope this helps!
Mohammed Ismail
7,190 PointsMohammed Ismail
7,190 PointsJennifer Nordell Thanks!