[OT(?)] Ubuntu 18 now defaults to 4-space tabs

We upgraded a server to 18.04 and now when I start typing
a python file (seems to be triggered by the .py extension)
the tabs default to 4 spaces. We have decades of code that
use tab characters, and it has not been our intention to
change that.

I found a /usr/share/vim/vim80/indent/python.vim and tried
moving it out of the way, but the behavior was still there.

I know I can put a modeline in every file but I was hoping
to do it for every user and for every file.


Thanks!

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