Copy/Paset with VSCode and Putty

[mc2software]

I've been having an odd issue with Putty and VSCode when copy/paste is used from VSCode to a terminal window. Whenever I paste indented code, the terminal adds additional spaces for each line. For example, if it looks like this in VSCode:

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for i in range(0, len(switchPins)):
    buttons.append(Pin(switchPins[i],Pin.IN))
    buttonState.append(0)

It gets pasted like this in the terminal window:

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for i in range(0, len(switchPins)):
	buttons.append(Pin(switchPins[i],Pin.IN))
    		buttonState.append(0)

This obviously leads to a "unexpected indent" error.

The only terminal I had that worked was Pymakr, in the command window inside VSCode. But Pymakr has stopped working and I was having so many other issues with it that I uninstalled it. I've tried Putty and the uPyCraft terminal and both have the same issue. I'm thinking that it has something to do with a LF/CR difference, and I'm convinced it's how VSCode is copying the text, but I'm not sure how to work around that.

[Roberthh]

Switch in REPL to paste mode with Ctrl-E, paste, and the switch back with Ctrl-D. It is the REPL autoindent which causes the effect.

[mc2software]

Thanks! Can't believe I couldn't find the article on the Copy/Paste mode in the documentation. Really hope the Pymakr issues can be resolved.