expanded to spaces using the :meth:`expandtabs` method of *text*.
+ .. attribute:: tabsize
+
+ (default: ``8``) If :attr:`expand_tabs` is true, then all tab characters
+ in *text* will be expanded to zero or more spaces, depending on the
+ current column and the given tab size.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
+
.. attribute:: replace_whitespace
- (default: ``True``) If true, each whitespace character (as defined by
- ``string.whitespace``) remaining after tab expansion will be replaced by a
- single space.
+ (default: ``True``) If true, after tab expansion but before wrapping,
+ the :meth:`wrap` method will replace each whitespace character
+ with a single space. The whitespace characters replaced are
+ as follows: tab, newline, vertical tab, formfeed, and carriage
+ return (``'\t\n\v\f\r'``).
.. note::