i always struggle with this. i usually end up with code changes first because i want to test code before committing, which means i can't commit a whitespace change before i know the code change works.

and every time i think about the problem i stumble over python where the two can't be separated.

i believe in the end a better solution would be to mark whitespace changes in a different color. or even better mark each character that changed, not just the line.

in other words: we want better diff tools