def text(self):
        """Get indent text as \t or string of spaces
        """
        if self.useTabs:
            return '\t'
        else:
            return ' ' * self.width
def _patsplit(pattern, default):
    """Split a string into the optional pattern kind prefix and the actual
    pattern."""
    if ":" in pattern:
        kind, pat = pattern.split(":", 1)
        if kind in allpatternkinds:
            return kind, pat
    return default, pattern