title: Writing python in vim: What is the best way to do tab emulation?
body: <p>I've always used vim writing perl and I'm starting to transition to python but I see people saying that hitting space 4 times is unnecessary if you choose the right editor, where tabs are converted to spaces.</p>
  
  <p>I love vim and would prefer not to have to move. I have seen this SO thread from 5 years ago and want to know if this is still the best way to achieve it or is there a simpler/newer way? </p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/234564/tab-key-4-spaces-and-auto-indent-after-curly-braces-in-vim">Tab key == 4 spaces and auto-indent after curly braces in Vim</a> </p>