def indent_block(amount, text, indent_char='\t'):
    """ Indent (or de-indent) text"""
    rst = ""
    for line in text.splitlines():
        if amount > 0:
            rst += indent_char*amount + line + "\n"
        else:
            rst += ''.join([c for i,c in enumerate(line) if (c == indent_char and (i+1) > abs(amount)) or (not c == indent_char)]) + "\n"
    return rst
Indent (or de-indent) text