Issue #5729: json.dumps to support using '\t' as an indent string
diff --git a/Lib/json/encoder.py b/Lib/json/encoder.py
index 1335985..7475f5a 100644
--- a/Lib/json/encoder.py
+++ b/Lib/json/encoder.py
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@
tuple=tuple,
):
+ if _indent is not None and not isinstance(_indent, str):
+ _indent = ' ' * _indent
+
def _iterencode_list(lst, _current_indent_level):
if not lst:
yield '[]'
@@ -271,7 +274,7 @@
buf = '['
if _indent is not None:
_current_indent_level += 1
- newline_indent = '\n' + (' ' * (_indent * _current_indent_level))
+ newline_indent = '\n' + _indent * _current_indent_level
separator = _item_separator + newline_indent
buf += newline_indent
else:
@@ -307,7 +310,7 @@
yield chunk
if newline_indent is not None:
_current_indent_level -= 1
- yield '\n' + (' ' * (_indent * _current_indent_level))
+ yield '\n' + _indent * _current_indent_level
yield ']'
if markers is not None:
del markers[markerid]
@@ -324,7 +327,7 @@
yield '{'
if _indent is not None:
_current_indent_level += 1
- newline_indent = '\n' + (' ' * (_indent * _current_indent_level))
+ newline_indent = '\n' + _indent * _current_indent_level
item_separator = _item_separator + newline_indent
yield newline_indent
else:
@@ -383,7 +386,7 @@
yield chunk
if newline_indent is not None:
_current_indent_level -= 1
- yield '\n' + (' ' * (_indent * _current_indent_level))
+ yield '\n' + _indent * _current_indent_level
yield '}'
if markers is not None:
del markers[markerid]