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Re: UNABLE TO GET IDLE TO RUN

From Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: UNABLE TO GET IDLE TO RUN
Date 2015-11-01 16:50 -0800
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Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> writes:
> * 'Save-as' is not part of the regular workflow.  It is done once per
> file.  Experienced users who know to avoid stdlib names will not see
> the messages unless they accidentally duplicate one -- which is
> possible because there are now so many.  I personally would like being
> warned.

I think there is something to be said for this.  I've gotten confused a
few times by accidentally re-using a stdlib name, and I'm experienced.

One thing I wish in IDLE is for ctrl-N (or some alternate) to prompt
for a filename immediately: opening a new window, then writing code in
it, and then using Save-as seems unnatural to me.  That would also be
a good time to validate the filename, by searching sys.path or whatever.

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Re: UNABLE TO GET IDLE TO RUN Michiel Overtoom <motoom@xs4all.nl> - 2015-11-01 02:45 +0100
  Re: UNABLE TO GET IDLE TO RUN Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-02 01:27 +1100
    Re: UNABLE TO GET IDLE TO RUN Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2015-11-01 15:01 +0000
    Re: UNABLE TO GET IDLE TO RUN Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-11-01 17:17 +0100
      Re: UNABLE TO GET IDLE TO RUN Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-02 11:54 +1100
    Re: UNABLE TO GET IDLE TO RUN Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-11-01 19:07 -0500
      Re: UNABLE TO GET IDLE TO RUN Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-01 16:50 -0800
        Re: UNABLE TO GET IDLE TO RUN Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-11-02 02:46 -0500
      Re: UNABLE TO GET IDLE TO RUN Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-11-02 12:19 +1100
        Re: UNABLE TO GET IDLE TO RUN Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 13:08 +1100

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