Do not report multiple E101 if only one line starts with a tab; issue #237

4 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 96d879a..f6ee1be 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ Changelog
 * The logical checks can return ``None`` instead of an empty iterator.
   (Issue #250)
 
+* Do not report multiple E101 if only the first indentation starts
+  with a tab. (Issue #237)
+
 
 1.4.6 (2013-07-02)
 ------------------
diff --git a/pep8.py b/pep8.py
index 9c9ac80..a35d400 100755
--- a/pep8.py
+++ b/pep8.py
@@ -1289,6 +1289,8 @@ class Checker(object):
             if result is not None:
                 (offset, text) = result
                 self.report_error(self.line_number, offset, text, check)
+                if text[:4] == 'E101':
+                    self.indent_char = line[0]
 
     def build_tokens_line(self):
         """
diff --git a/testsuite/E10.py b/testsuite/E10.py
index 784b59a..2b3825e 100644
--- a/testsuite/E10.py
+++ b/testsuite/E10.py
@@ -3,3 +3,26 @@ for a in 'abc':
     for b in 'xyz':
         print a  # indented with 8 spaces
 	print b  # indented with 1 tab
+#: E101 E122 W191 W191
+if True:
+	pass
+
+change_2_log = \
+"""Change 2 by slamb@testclient on 2006/04/13 21:46:23
+
+	creation
+"""
+
+p4change = {
+    2: change_2_log,
+}
+
+
+class TestP4Poller(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.setUpGetProcessOutput()
+        return self.setUpChangeSource()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        pass
+#:
diff --git a/testsuite/E90.py b/testsuite/E90.py
index 88df048..5da9fb9 100644
--- a/testsuite/E90.py
+++ b/testsuite/E90.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 }
 #: E901
 = [x
-#: E901 E101 E101 W191 W191
+#: E901 E101 W191 W191
 while True:
     try:
 	    pass