view tabs in eclipse

Question

I need to view the tabs and spaces and CRLF in python source code in eclipse the same way we could see them in notepad++, Now I have to edit in notepad++ and run in eclipse. Not a neat way but eclipse does regular update of the changes of same file in other editor.

Answer 1

This should be cover with the "Show invisible" option

From Eclipse3.3:

It is now possible to see the invisible whitespace characters in textual editors:

This feature can either be controlled via "General > Editors > Text Editors > Show whitespace characters" preference, or via the tool bar button when the Editor Presentation action set is enabled.

I did not tried it with PyDev, but its editor should be a "textual editor", and the option should work.

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when I press TAB it creates spaces instead of >> for tabs

Check the option "General > Editors > Text Editors > Insert spaces for tabs":
if unchecked, it will display tabs, not space.