On Oct 12, 12:43 am, TerryP <bigboss1...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Aug 27, 9:22 pm, r <rt8...@gmail.com> wrote: > > *Too many noobs start out with the "from Tkinter import *" idiom, > > 'import Tkinter as tk', that I like -- my fingers are lazier then the > mind ;). > > When I see the from whatever import *; I generally regard it in one of > two Things: Good Thing or Bad Thing.
Obviously you have never used packages that are meant for global importing or you would know how such systems are designed. OpenGL is a good example. OpenGL has over 3600 functions and constants all of which start with "gl" and GL respectivly. However the Tkinter package is not a good candidate for this in real use cases. Not only do you have all the widget classes and functions you have the constants imported too. ~180 names are imported this way, far too many when not protected by a naming convention! However learning to use Tkinter for the beginner is much eaiser when using global imports and i think that is OK. But very shortly after it is a good idea to get in the habit of quialifing names with tk.thisorthat(). > I agree, there should be some reason to use IDLE instead of your > systems command prompt ;). > > On my Pentium D machine, under Windows NT 5.1 (XP), just *moving* the > IDLE shell window around causes taskmgr to report double the CPU > usage, not to mention the choppy feeling it produces. I assume that is > a Tkinter problem. I doubt splitting it the way you describe would > make it any slower. Sarcasm anyone? Yes IDLE is not meant for writing million line scripts but who would want to anyway? And I doubt leaving it in such a terrible condition will help anyone either. You may find the IDLE and Tkinter useless but many people find both to be indispensable (especially noobs). I think this is a case of champagne taste's on a whiskey budget for you friend! > > """NO TEXT EDITOR SHOULD EVER COPY AN EMPTY STRING TO THE > > CLIPBOARD!!""" > > No, that is probably wrong. No it's exactly right and a one-liner to fix. And btw: pass the reefer because it ain't just whiskey clouding your mind fella! Why do you reply to a thread about a subject you obviously don't care about? If you've never used Tkinter or IDLE (and never will) you have no reason to reply except for the trolling aspect? good day! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
