Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!newsfeed.freenet.ag!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.002 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; '(at': 0.03; 'subject:IDLE': 0.04; 'newbie': 0.05; 'python': 0.09; 'mode,': 0.09; 'sep': 0.09; 'terry': 0.09; 'to:addr:comp.lang.python': 0.09; 'windows,': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.10; 'file,': 0.15; '.py': 0.16; 'chris,': 0.16; 'least,': 0.16; 'missing,': 0.16; 'subject:Editing': 0.16; 'which,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'header :User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'am,': 0.27; 'chris': 0.28; 'run': 0.28; 'far,': 0.29; "i'm": 0.29; 'mode': 0.30; 'error': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'message.': 0.33; 'idle': 0.33; 'platforms.': 0.33; "can't": 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'thanks': 0.34; 'saved': 0.35; 'too.': 0.35; 'continue': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; "i'll": 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'problems': 0.36; 'previous': 0.37; 'rather': 0.37; 'received:209': 0.37; 'far': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'sure': 0.38; 'received:209.85.214': 0.39; 'bottom': 0.60; 'from:no real name:2**0': 0.60; 'matter': 0.61; '30,': 0.62; 'personal': 0.62; 'different': 0.63; 'ever': 0.63; 'received:209.85.214.184': 0.84; 'received:mail- ob0-f184.google.com': 0.84 Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:13:07 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=99.24.162.144; posting-account=Ti2V_QoAAACgk6ut8Y6RJgjO1YxuInGk References: <13cba669-3640-4e7b-8fee-c84c7bafb67c@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-Google-Web-Client: true X-Google-IP: 99.24.162.144 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Editing in IDLE From: peterfarrell66@gmail.com To: comp.lang.python@googlegroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Message-ID: Lines: 41 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1348978390 news.xs4all.nl 6972 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:42699 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:30536 Thanks for the responses, Terry and Chris, I'll try the shell, alt-P and I'= ll check out SciTE! Peter On Saturday, September 29, 2012 11:35:06 AM UTC-7, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 3:14 AM, wrote: >=20 > > Hello to the group! >=20 > > >=20 > > I'm a new Python user and so far I'm enjoying it. One of the many newbi= e problems I'm having is I can't edit my code in IDLE once it's run or ther= e's an error message. I can only copy the code so far, paste at the bottom = and continue coding. Is there something simple I'm missing, or should I be = using a different editor? >=20 >=20 >=20 > I only ever use IDLE in its interactive mode (at which, imho, it's >=20 > rather better than the default Python interactive mode, as it >=20 > auto-indents). In that mode, you can retrieve previous commands with >=20 > Alt-P - at least, that's the keystroke on Windows, not sure if it's >=20 > different on other platforms. >=20 >=20 >=20 > For editing code that's to be saved in a .py file, I use SciTE, but a >=20 > lot of people do use IDLE for that too. It's a matter of personal >=20 > preference. >=20 >=20 >=20 > ChrisA