Why Copying Code from AI Chat Tools Still Breaks Your Indentation (And How to Fix It)

If you've ever copied a code block from ChatGPT or Claude and pasted it into your editor, you've probably seen this: # What ChatGPT shows you: def process_data ( items : list [ dict ]) -> dict : result = {} for item in items : if item . get ( " active " ): key = item [ " category " ] result . setdefault ( key , []). append ( item [ " value " ]) return result # What ends up in your clipboard: def process_data ( items : list [ dict ]) -> dict : result = {} for item in items : if item . get ( " act