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| From | Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: UNABLE TO GET IDLE TO RUN |
| Date | 2015-11-02 02:46 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <mailman.52.1446450426.4463.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
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On 11/1/2015 7:50 PM, Paul Rubin wrote: > 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. Given that one has to save-as before running, this seems somewhat sensible. There is also request to be able to run 'Untitled' windows. -- Terry Jan Reedy
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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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