indentationerror: unindent does not match any outer indentation level

• Indenting your code can be a messy business if you try to use both spaces and tabs.
• In Python, using both methods of indentation results in an error.
• This error is indentationerror: unindent does not match any outer indentation level.
• unindent does not match
• unindent does not match any outer indentation level
• python unindent does not match any outer indentation level

Spaces are the preferred method of indentation in Python but you can use tabs if you want.

	import sys

def get_factors(number):
    for i in range(1, number + 1):
        if number % i == 0:
            print("{} is a factor of {}.".format(i, number))

get_factors(4)
	

			
	
			

		
	

	1 is a factor of 4
4 is a factor of 4
4 is a factor of 4
	

			
	
			

		
	

	import sys

def Factorial(n): # return factorial
    result = 1
    for i in range (1,n):
        result = result * i
    print("factorial is ",result)
    return result

Factorial(10)

# factorial is 362880
	

			
	
			

		
	

Using Visual studio code

If you are using vs code than, it will convert all mix Indentation to either space or tabs using this simple steps below.

• Press Ctrl + Shift + p
• Type indent using spaces
• Press Enter

Python code can be indented with tabs or spaces. It’s up to you.Python only has an objection when you use both spaces and tabs to indent your code. Python requires you use only one method of indentation.

unindent does not match any outer indentation level

Conclusion

The indentationerror: unindent does not match any outer indentation level error is raised when you use both spaces and tabs to indent your code.To solve this error, check to make sure that all your code uses either spaces or tabs in a program.

References

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