Indent marker / vertical lines for Python in pydev

Question

Is there a parameter in the original Pydev editor (Aptana studio for Eclipse) where I can see what level of indentation a particular line has in a Python file? Something like a vertical line or marker on the top / bottom edges of the window (as seen from the image processing tools).

When the source code with several levels of indentation can be quite difficult to understand what level it has:

def foo(): while True: #stuff #stuff if "foo" == "bar": #stuff #stuff while False: #stuff #stuff #stuff #stuff if "baz" == "baz": #stuff #stuff else: #stuff #stuff #stuff #stuff ------> would be nice to have some visible cue that this is on level with the 'if' 

Answer 1

It does not seem to be available out of the box, however it can be added using plugins, for example:

• http://sschaef.imtqy.com/IndentGuide/
• http://editbox.sourceforge.net/

or you can configure the display of spaces, however this does not give you vertical guidance on the indentation if you do not want to count the points: Settings → General → Text Editors → Show Space Characters