diff --git a/packages/c/parser.h b/packages/c/parser.h
index 7049f48..5bd5aea 100644
--- a/packages/c/parser.h
+++ b/packages/c/parser.h
@@ -1,28 +1,51 @@
 #ifndef TERRACE_PARSER_H
 #define TERRACE_PARSER_H
 
+// Holds the parsed information from each line.
 struct terrace_linedata_s {
+  // Which character is being used for indentation. Avoids having to specify it on each terrace_parse_line call.
   char indent;
+  // How many indent characters are present in the current line before the first non-indent character.
   unsigned int level;
+  // The number of characters before the start of the line's "head" section.
+  // (Normally the same as `level`)
   unsigned int offsetHead;
+  // The number of characters before the start of the line's "tail" section.
   unsigned int offsetTail;
 };
 
 typedef struct terrace_linedata_s terrace_linedata_t;
 
-void terrace_parse_line(char* line, terrace_linedata_t *lineData) {
-  if (line == 0) {
-    // Reuse lineData->level from previous line.
+terrace_linedata_t terrace_create_line_data(char indent) {
+  terrace_linedata_t line_data = { .indent = indent, .level = 0, .offsetHead = 0, .offsetTail = 0 };
+  return line_data;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Core Terrace parser function, sets level, offsetHead, and offsetTail in a lineData struct based on the current line.
+ * @param char* line A pointer to the line to parse as a C-style string. Shouldn't end with a newline.
+ * @param terrace_linedata_t* lineData A pointer to the terrace_linedata_t struct to store information about the current line in.
+ */
+void terrace_parse_line(char *line, terrace_linedata_t *lineData) {
+  // Empty lines are nullptr/0 as they have no characters. (The newline character should be stripped off.)
+  // Special case handling for these allows them to be parsed extra quickly.
+  if (!line) {
+    // Empty lines are treated as having the same level as the previous line, so lineData->line is not updated.
     lineData->offsetHead = 0;
     lineData->offsetTail = 0;
   } else {
+    // Count the number of indent characters in the current line.
     unsigned int level = 0;
-    while (line[level] == lineData->indent && level <= lineData->level + 1) ++level;
+    while (line[level] == lineData->indent) ++level;
     lineData->level = level;
+
+    // Set offsetHead and offsetTail to level to start with.
+    // offsetHead should always be equal to level, and offsetTail will always be equal to or greater than level.
     lineData->offsetHead = level;
     lineData->offsetTail = level;
 
-    while (line[lineData->offsetTail] != '\0' && line[lineData->offsetTail] != ' ') ++lineData->offsetTail;
+    // Increment offsetTail until we encounter a space character (start of tail) or reach EOL (no tail present).
+    while (line[lineData->offsetTail] && line[lineData->offsetTail] != ' ') ++lineData->offsetTail;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/c/test/test-runner.c b/packages/c/test/test-runner.c
index 36c1ad2..966b577 100644
--- a/packages/c/test/test-runner.c
+++ b/packages/c/test/test-runner.c
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ void linedata_basic (char indent) {
   size_t bufsize = 32;
   ssize_t c_read = 0;
 
-  terrace_linedata_t line_data;
-  line_data.indent = indent;
+  terrace_linedata_t line_data = terrace_create_line_data(indent);
 
   while(c_read = getline(&line, &bufsize, stdin)) {
     if (c_read == -1) break;
@@ -29,8 +28,7 @@ void linedata_head_tail (char indent) {
   size_t bufsize = 32;
   ssize_t c_read = 0;
 
-  terrace_linedata_t line_data;
-  line_data.indent = indent;
+  terrace_linedata_t line_data = terrace_create_line_data(indent);
 
   char *head;
   char *tail;
diff --git a/packages/js/src/document.ts b/packages/js/src/document.ts
index 1350d3b..f8ab10a 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/document.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/document.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ export type Document = {
 export function useDocument (reader: Reader, indent: string = ' '): Document {
   if (indent.length !== 1) throw new Error(`Terrace currently only allows single-character indent strings - you passed "${indent}"`)
 
-  const lineData = createLineData('', indent)
+  const lineData = createLineData(indent)
+  let currLine = ''
 
   // If `repeatCurrentLine` is `true`, the following call to `next()` will repeat the current line in
   // the document and set `repeatCurrentLine` back to `false`
@@ -62,8 +63,8 @@ export function useDocument (reader: Reader, indent: string = ' '): Document {
       if (line == null) return false
 
       // Populate lineData with parsed information from the current line.
-      lineData.line = line
-      parseLine(lineData)
+      currLine = line
+      parseLine(currLine, lineData)
     }
 
     // If we shouldn't be handling this line, make the following call to next() repeat the current line.
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ export function useDocument (reader: Reader, indent: string = ' '): Document {
    * @param {number} startOffset How many indent characters to skip before outputting the line contents. Defaults to the current indent level
    * @returns {string} The line contents starting from `startOffset`
    */
-  const line = (startOffset: number = lineData.level): string => lineData.line.slice(startOffset)
+  const line = (startOffset: number = lineData.level): string => currLine.slice(startOffset)
   /**
    * Get the first "word" of a line, starting from the first non-indent character to the first space or end of the line
    * Often used for deciding how to parse a block.
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ export function useDocument (reader: Reader, indent: string = ' '): Document {
    * ```
    * @returns {string} The `head` portion (first word) of a line
    */
-  const head = (): string => lineData.line.slice(lineData.offsetHead, lineData.offsetTail)
+  const head = (): string => currLine.slice(lineData.offsetHead, lineData.offsetTail)
   /**
    * Get all text following the first "word" of a line, starting from the first character after the space at the end of `head()`
    *
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ export function useDocument (reader: Reader, indent: string = ' '): Document {
    * ```
    * @returns {string} The remainder of the line following the `head()` portion, with no leading space
    */
-  const tail = (): string => lineData.line.slice(lineData.offsetTail + 1) // Skip the space
+  const tail = (): string => currLine.slice(lineData.offsetTail + 1) // Skip the space
   /**
    * Quickly check if the current line head matches a specified value
    *
diff --git a/packages/js/src/parser.test.ts b/packages/js/src/parser.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 535a52e..0000000
--- a/packages/js/src/parser.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,253 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
-import { createLineData, parseLine } from './parser'
-
-describe(`LineData`, () => {
-  it(`is an object`, () => {
-    const lineData = createLineData()
-    expect(lineData).toBeTypeOf(`object`)
-  })
-
-  it(`has five properties`, () => {
-    const lineData = createLineData()
-    expect(Object.keys(lineData).length).to.equal(5)
-  })
-
-  it(`'line' is a string|null initialized to null`, () => {
-    const lineData = createLineData()
-    expect(lineData.level).to.equal(0)
-  })
-
-  it(`'level' is an integer initialized to zero`, () => {
-    const lineData = createLineData()
-    expect(lineData.level).to.equal(0)
-  })
-
-  it(`'offsetHead' is an integer initialized to zero`, () => {
-    const lineData = createLineData()
-    expect(lineData.offsetHead).to.equal(0)
-  })
-
-  it(`'offsetTail' is an integer initialized to zero`, () => {
-    const lineData = createLineData()
-    expect(lineData.offsetTail).to.equal(0)
-  })
-})
-
-describe(`parseLine`, () => {
-  it(`Requres 'lineData' to be an object with string line and numeric level properties`, () => {
-    // @ts-ignore
-    expect(() => parseLine(``, 0)).toThrowError(`'lineData' must be an object with string line and numeric level properties`)
-    // @ts-ignore
-    expect(() => parseLine(``, [])).toThrowError(`'lineData' must be an object with string line and numeric level properties`)
-    // @ts-ignore
-    expect(() => parseLine(``, {})).toThrowError(`'lineData' must be an object with string line and numeric level properties`)
-    // @ts-ignore
-    expect(() => parseLine(``, null)).toThrowError(`'lineData' must be an object with string line and numeric level properties`)
-    // @ts-ignore
-    expect(() => parseLine(``, true)).toThrowError(`'lineData' must be an object with string line and numeric level properties`)
-    // @ts-ignore
-    expect(() => parseLine(``, () => {})).toThrowError(`'lineData' must be an object with string line and numeric level properties`)
-    // @ts-ignore
-    expect(() => parseLine(``, { line: '', level: '' })).toThrowError(`'lineData' must be an object with string line and numeric level properties`)
-    // @ts-ignore
-    expect(() => parseLine(``, { line: '', level: 0 })).toThrowError(`'lineData' must be an object with string line and numeric level properties`)
-  })
-
-  it(`Requres 'indent' to be a single-character string`, () => {
-    const lineData = createLineData()
-    lineData.line = ``
-    // @ts-ignore
-    lineData.indent = 0
-    expect(() => parseLine(lineData)).toThrowError(`'lineData.indent' must be a single-character string`)
-    // @ts-ignore
-    lineData.indent = []
-    expect(() => parseLine(lineData)).toThrowError(`'lineData.indent' must be a single-character string`)
-    // @ts-ignore
-    lineData.indent = {}
-    expect(() => parseLine(lineData)).toThrowError(`'lineData.indent' must be a single-character string`)
-    // @ts-ignore
-    lineData.indent = null
-    expect(() => parseLine(lineData)).toThrowError(`'lineData.indent' must be a single-character string`)
-    // @ts-ignore
-    lineData.indent = true
-    expect(() => parseLine(lineData)).toThrowError(`'lineData.indent' must be a single-character string`)
-    // @ts-ignore
-    lineData.indent = () => {}
-    expect(() => parseLine(lineData)).toThrowError(`'lineData.indent' must be a single-character string`)
-    lineData.indent = `  `
-    expect(() => parseLine(lineData)).toThrowError(`'lineData.indent' must be a single-character string`)
-  })
-
-  it(`Handles a blank line at indent level 0`, () => {
-    const line = ``
-    const lineData = createLineData(line)
-    parseLine(lineData)
-    expect(lineData).to.deep.equal({ line, indent: ` `, level: 0, offsetHead: 0, offsetTail: 0 })
-  })
-
-  it(`Handles a line with a single space at indent level 1`, () => {
-    const line = ` `
-    const lineData = createLineData(line)
-    parseLine(lineData)
-    expect(lineData).to.deep.equal({ line, indent: ` `, level: 1, offsetHead: 1, offsetTail: 1 })
-  })
-
-  it(`Handles a line with two spaces`, () => {
-    const line = `  `
-    const lineData = createLineData(line)
-    parseLine(lineData)
-    expect(lineData).to.deep.equal({ line, indent: ` `, level: 2, offsetHead: 2, offsetTail: 2 })
-  })
-
-  it(`Handles a normal line at indent level 0`, () => {
-    const line = `line 1`
-    const lineData = createLineData(line)
-    parseLine(lineData)
-    expect(lineData).to.deep.equal({ line, indent: ` `, level: 0, offsetHead: 0, offsetTail: 4 })
-  })
-
-  it(`Handles a normal line at indent level 1`, () => {
-    const line = ` line 1`
-    const lineData = createLineData(line)
-    parseLine(lineData)
-    expect(lineData).to.deep.equal({ line, indent: ` `, level: 1, offsetHead: 1, offsetTail: 5 })
-  })
-
-  it(`Handles a normal line at indent level 2`, () => {
-    const line = `  line 1`
-    const lineData = createLineData(line)
-    parseLine(lineData)
-    expect(lineData).to.deep.equal({ line, indent: ` `, level: 2, offsetHead: 2, offsetTail: 6 })
-  })
-
-  it(`Handles a normal line at indent level 1 indented with tabs`, () => {
-    const line = `\tline 1`
-    const lineData = createLineData(line, `\t`)
-    parseLine(lineData)
-    expect(lineData).to.deep.equal({ line, indent: `\t`, level: 1, offsetHead: 1, offsetTail: 5 })
-  })
-
-  it(`Handles a normal line at indent level 2 indented with tabs`, () => {
-    const line = `\t\tline 1`
-    const lineData = createLineData(line, `\t`)
-    parseLine(lineData)
-    expect(lineData).to.deep.equal({ line, indent: `\t`, level: 2, offsetHead: 2, offsetTail:  6})
-  })
-
-  it(`Nests a normal line under a preceding normal line`, () => {
-    const lines = [
-      'line 1',
-      ' line 2'
-    ]
-
-    const lineData = createLineData()
-    const results = lines.map(line => {
-      lineData.line = line
-      parseLine(lineData)
-      return {...lineData}
-    })
-
-    expect(results).to.deep.equal([
-      { line: lines[0], indent: ' ', level: 0, offsetHead: 0, offsetTail: 4 },
-      { line: lines[1], indent: ' ', level: 1, offsetHead: 1, offsetTail: 5 }
-    ])
-  })
-
-  it(`Nests multiple normal line under a preceding normal line`, () => {
-    const lines = [
-      'line 1',
-      ' line 2',
-      ' line 3',
-      ' line 4',
-    ]
-
-    const lineData = createLineData()
-    const results = lines.map(line => {
-      lineData.line = line
-      parseLine(lineData)
-      return {...lineData}
-    })
-
-    expect(results).to.deep.equal([
-      { line: lines[0], indent: ' ', level: 0, offsetHead: 0, offsetTail: 4 },
-      { line: lines[1], indent: ' ', level: 1, offsetHead: 1, offsetTail: 5 },
-      { line: lines[2], indent: ' ', level: 1, offsetHead: 1, offsetTail: 5 },
-      { line: lines[3], indent: ' ', level: 1, offsetHead: 1, offsetTail: 5 }
-    ])
-  })
-
-  it(`Does not nest an empty line under a preceding normal line`, () => {
-    const lines = [
-      'line 1',
-      ''
-    ]
-
-    const lineData = createLineData()
-    const results = lines.map(line => {
-      lineData.line = line
-      parseLine(lineData)
-      return {...lineData}
-    })
-
-    expect(results).to.deep.equal([
-      { line: lines[0], indent: ' ', level: 0, offsetHead: 0, offsetTail: 4 },
-      { line: lines[1], indent: ' ', level: 0, offsetHead: 0, offsetTail: 0 }
-    ])
-  })
-
-  it(`Does not nest multiple empty lines under a preceding normal line`, () => {
-    const lines = [
-      'line 1',
-      '',
-      '',
-      '',
-    ]
-
-    const lineData = createLineData()
-    const results = lines.map(line => {
-      lineData.line = line
-      parseLine(lineData)
-      return {...lineData}
-    })
-
-    expect(results).to.deep.equal([
-      { line: lines[0], indent: ' ', level: 0, offsetHead: 0, offsetTail: 4 },
-      { line: lines[1], indent: ' ', level: 0, offsetHead: 0, offsetTail: 0 },
-      { line: lines[2], indent: ' ', level: 0, offsetHead: 0, offsetTail: 0 },
-      { line: lines[3], indent: ' ', level: 0, offsetHead: 0, offsetTail: 0 }
-    ])
-  })
-
-  it(`Handle head and tail matching for lines with head and tail`, () => {
-    const line = `  head tail1 tail2 tail3`
-    const lineData = createLineData(line)
-    parseLine(lineData)
-
-    const head = line.slice(lineData.offsetHead, lineData.offsetTail)
-    const tail = line.slice(lineData.offsetTail + 1)
-    expect(head).to.equal(`head`)
-    expect(tail).to.equal(`tail1 tail2 tail3`)
-  })
-
-  it(`Handle head and tail matching for lines with head but no tail`, () => {
-    const line = `  head`
-    const lineData = createLineData(line)
-    parseLine(lineData)
-
-    const head = line.slice(lineData.offsetHead, lineData.offsetTail)
-    const tail = line.slice(lineData.offsetTail + 1)
-    expect(head).to.equal(`head`)
-    expect(tail).to.equal(``)
-  })
-
-  it(`Handle head and tail matching for lines with head and trailing space`, () => {
-    const line = `  head `
-    const lineData = createLineData(line)
-    parseLine(lineData)
-
-    const head = line.slice(lineData.offsetHead, lineData.offsetTail)
-    const tail = line.slice(lineData.offsetTail + 1)
-    expect(head).to.equal(`head`)
-    expect(tail).to.equal(``)
-  })
-})
diff --git a/packages/js/src/parser.ts b/packages/js/src/parser.ts
index f10b551..61f544f 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/parser.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/parser.ts
@@ -1,35 +1,54 @@
+// Holds the parsed information from each line.
 export type LineData = {
-  line: string;
+  // Which character is being used for indentation. Avoids having to specify it on each terrace_parse_line call.
   indent: string;
+  // How many indent characters are present in the current line before the first non-indent character.
   level: number;
+  // The number of characters before the start of the line's "head" section.
+  // (Normally the same as `level`)
   offsetHead: number;
+  // The number of characters before the start of the line's "tail" section.
   offsetTail: number;
 }
 
-export function createLineData(line: string = '', indent: string = ' '): LineData {
-  return { line, indent, level: 0, offsetHead: 0, offsetTail: 0 }
+/**
+ * Initialize a LineData instance with default values.
+ * @param {string} indent The character to use for indenting lines. ONLY ONE CHARACTER IS CURRENTLY PERMITTED.
+ * @returns {LineData} A LineData instance with the specified indent character and all other values initialized to 0.
+ */
+export function createLineData(indent: string = ' '): LineData {
+  return { indent, level: 0, offsetHead: 0, offsetTail: 0 }
 }
 
-export function parseLine(lineData: LineData): LineData {
+/**
+ * Core Terrace parser function, sets level, offsetHead, and offsetTail in a LineData object based on the current line.
+ * Note that this is a C-style function, lineData is treated as a reference and mutated in-place.
+ * @param {string} line A string containing a line to parse. Shouldn't end with a newline.
+ * @param {LineData} lineData A LineData object to store information about the current line in. **Mutated in-place!**
+ */
+export function parseLine(line: string, lineData: LineData) {
   if ((typeof lineData !== 'object' || !lineData) || typeof lineData.level !== 'number') throw new Error(`'lineData' must be an object with string line and numeric level properties`)
   if (typeof lineData.indent !== 'string' || lineData.indent.length === 0 || lineData.indent.length > 1) throw new Error(`'lineData.indent' must be a single-character string`)
-  if (typeof lineData.line !== 'string') throw new Error(`'lineData.line' must be a string`)
+  if (typeof line !== 'string') throw new Error(`'line' must be a string`)
 
-  let level = 0
-
-  // Repeat previous level for blank lines.
-  if (!lineData.line.length) {
-    lineData.level = lineData.level
+  // Blank lines have no characters, the newline should be stripped off.
+  // Special case handling for these allows them to be parsed quickly.
+  if (!line.length) {
+    // Empty lines are treated as having the same level as the previous line, so lineData.line is not updated.
     lineData.offsetHead = 0
     lineData.offsetTail = 0
   } else {
-    while (lineData.line[level] === lineData.indent && level <= lineData.level + 1) ++level
+    // Count the number of indent characters in the current line.
+    let level = 0
+    while (line[level] === lineData.indent) ++level
     lineData.level = level
+
+    // Set offsetHead and offsetTail to level to start with.
+    // offsetHead should always be equal to level, and offsetTail will always be equal to or greater than level.
     lineData.offsetHead = level
     lineData.offsetTail = level
 
-    while (lineData.line[lineData.offsetTail] && lineData.line[lineData.offsetTail] !== ' ') ++lineData.offsetTail
+    // Increment offsetTail until we encounter a space character (start of tail) or reach EOL (no tail present).
+    while (line[lineData.offsetTail] && line[lineData.offsetTail] !== ' ') ++lineData.offsetTail
   }
-
-  return lineData
 }
diff --git a/packages/js/test/index.js b/packages/js/test/index.js
index ebd2b69..e4d6732 100644
--- a/packages/js/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/js/test/index.js
@@ -1,26 +1,28 @@
-import { createLineData, parseLine, useDocument } from '@terrace-lang/js'
+import { createLineData, parseLine } from '@terrace-lang/js'
 import { createStdinReader } from '@terrace-lang/js/readers/node-readline'
 
 const testName = process.argv[2]
 
 async function linedata_basic(indent) {
-  const lineData = createLineData('', indent)
+  const lineData = createLineData(indent)
   const next = createStdinReader()
 
-  while ((lineData.line = await next()) != null) {
-    parseLine(lineData)
-    const { level, indent, offsetHead, offsetTail, line } = lineData
+  let line = ''
+  while ((line = await next()) != null) {
+    parseLine(line, lineData)
+    const { level, indent, offsetHead, offsetTail } = lineData
     console.log(`| level ${level} | indent ${indent} | offsetHead ${offsetHead} | offsetTail ${offsetTail} | line ${line} |`)
   }
 }
 
 async function linedata_head_tail () {
-  const lineData = createLineData('')
+  const lineData = createLineData()
   const next = createStdinReader()
 
-  while ((lineData.line = await next()) != null) {
-    parseLine(lineData)
-    const { level, indent, offsetHead, offsetTail, line } = lineData
+  let line = ''
+  while ((line = await next()) != null) {
+    parseLine(line, lineData)
+    const { offsetHead, offsetTail } = lineData
     const head = line.slice(offsetHead, offsetTail)
     const tail = line.slice(offsetTail + 1)
 
diff --git a/packages/python/parser.py b/packages/python/parser.py
index ebddc1d..cf01d54 100644
--- a/packages/python/parser.py
+++ b/packages/python/parser.py
@@ -1,35 +1,63 @@
 from typing import TypedDict
 
+# Holds the parsed information from each line.
 class LineData(TypedDict):
-  line: str
+  # Which character is being used for indentation. Avoids having to specify it on each terrace_parse_line call.
   indent: str
+  # How many indent characters are present in the current line before the first non-indent character.
   level: int
+  # The number of characters before the start of the line's "head" section.
+  # (Normally the same as `level`)
   offsetHead: int
+  # The number of characters before the start of the line's "tail" section.
   offsetTail: int
 
-def createLineData(line: str = '', indent: str = ' ') -> LineData:
-  return { "line": line, "indent": indent, "level": 0, "offsetHead": 0, "offsetTail": 0 }
+def createLineData(indent: str = ' ') -> LineData:
+  """
+  Initialize a LineData instance with default values.
 
-def parseLine(lineData: LineData) -> LineData:
-  # if ((typeof lineData !== 'object' || !lineData) || typeof lineData.level !== 'number') throw new Error(`'lineData' must be an object with string line and numeric level properties`)
-  # if (typeof lineData.indent !== 'string' || lineData.indent.length === 0 || lineData.indent.length > 1) throw new Error(`'lineData.indent' must be a single-character string`)
-  # if (typeof lineData.line !== 'string') throw new Error(`'lineData.line' must be a string`)
+  Parameters
+  ----------
+  indent : str
+    The character to use for indenting lines. ONLY ONE CHARACTER IS CURRENTLY PERMITTED.
+  Returns
+  -------
+  LineData
+    A LineData dict with the specified indent character and all other values initialized to 0.
+  """
+  return { "indent": indent, "level": 0, "offsetHead": 0, "offsetTail": 0 }
 
-  level = 0
+def parseLine(line: str, lineData: LineData):
+  """
+  Core Terrace parser function, sets level, offsetHead, and offsetTail in a LineData object based on the current line.
+  Note that this is a C-style function, lineData is treated as a reference and mutated in-place.
 
-  # Repeat previous level for blank lines.
-  if len(lineData['line']) == 0:
-    lineData['level'] = lineData['level']
+  Parameters
+  ----------
+  line : str
+    A string containing a line to parse. Shouldn't end with a newline.
+  lineData: LineData
+    A LineData dict to store information about the current line in. **Mutated in-place!**
+  """
+
+  # Blank lines have no characters, the newline should be stripped off.
+  # Special case handling for these allows them to be parsed quickly.
+  if len(line) == 0:
+    # Empty lines are treated as having the same level as the previous line, so lineData.line is not updated.
     lineData['offsetHead'] = 0
     lineData['offsetTail'] = 0
   else:
-    while level < len(lineData['line']) and lineData['line'][level] == lineData['indent'] and level <= lineData['level'] + 1:
+    # Count the number of indent characters in the current line.
+    level = 0
+    while level < len(line) and line[level] == lineData['indent']:
       level += 1
     lineData['level'] = level
+
+    # Set offsetHead and offsetTail to level to start with.
+    # offsetHead should always be equal to level, and offsetTail will always be equal to or greater than level.
     lineData['offsetHead'] = level
     lineData['offsetTail'] = level
 
-    while lineData['offsetTail'] < len(lineData['line']) and lineData['line'][lineData['offsetTail']] != ' ':
-      lineData['offsetTail'] += 1
-
-  return lineData
+    # Increment offsetTail until we encounter a space character (start of tail) or reach EOL (no tail present).
+    while lineData['offsetTail'] < len(line) and line[lineData['offsetTail']] != ' ':
+      lineData['offsetTail'] += 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/python/test/index.py b/packages/python/test/index.py
index 3dd08c8..c933300 100644
--- a/packages/python/test/index.py
+++ b/packages/python/test/index.py
@@ -14,33 +14,21 @@ def next():
   return line.rstrip('\n') if len(line) > 0 else None
 
 def linedata_basic (indent):
-  lineData = createLineData('', indent)
+  lineData = createLineData(indent)
 
-  while (l := next()) != None:
-    lineData['line'] = l
-    parseLine(lineData)
+  while (line := next()) != None:
+    parseLine(line, lineData)
     print("| level {level} | indent {indent} | offsetHead {offsetHead} | offsetTail {offsetTail} | line {line} |".format(
-      level = lineData['level'], indent = lineData['indent'], offsetHead = lineData['offsetHead'], offsetTail = lineData['offsetTail'], line = lineData['line']
-    ))
-
-def linedata_tabs ():
-  lineData = createLineData('', '\t')
-
-  while (l := next()) != None:
-    lineData['line'] = l
-    parseLine(lineData)
-    print("| level {level} | indent {indent} | offsetHead {offsetHead} | offsetTail {offsetTail} | line {line} |".format(
-      level = lineData['level'], indent = lineData['indent'], offsetHead = lineData['offsetHead'], offsetTail = lineData['offsetTail'], line = lineData['line']
+      level = lineData['level'], indent = lineData['indent'], offsetHead = lineData['offsetHead'], offsetTail = lineData['offsetTail'], line = line
     ))
 
 def linedata_head_tail ():
-  lineData = createLineData('')
+  lineData = createLineData()
 
-  while (l := next()) != None:
-    lineData['line'] = l
-    parseLine(lineData)
-    head = lineData['line'][lineData['offsetHead']:lineData['offsetTail']] if len(lineData['line']) > lineData['offsetHead'] else ''
-    tail = lineData['line'][lineData['offsetTail'] + 1:] if len(lineData['line']) > lineData['offsetTail'] + 1 else ''
+  while (line := next()) != None:
+    parseLine(line, lineData)
+    head = line[lineData['offsetHead']:lineData['offsetTail']] if len(line) > lineData['offsetHead'] else ''
+    tail = line[lineData['offsetTail'] + 1:] if len(line) > lineData['offsetTail'] + 1 else ''
 
     print("| head {head} | tail {tail} |".format(
       head = head, tail = tail