On 7/20/2014 8:55 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
Idea 4 (which I already suggested on the tracker). Put statement input
prompts and output separators on lines by themselves. As with 3. above, use
standard 4 space indents, as with
:
def f(x):
if x:
print('got it')
return 'something'
:
f(3)
---
got it
:
Idle users other than Rick, any comments on the possible improvements?
Note that single multiline statements can be directly copied for pasting
by the normal method.
I can't comment on how it interacts with the editor half of Idle, but
for the shell as a stand-alone app, and for copying and pasting into
other programs, this last idea is rather interesting. I'm broadly
happy with the current system (>>> def f(x):), and the prompt is a
little weird (">>>:"? but maybe "Python:" would be less weird; I don't
advise "Idle:" as it implies that something is idle that might be
busy), but this would make copy/paste that bit easier. It would tend
to de-emphasize the difference between input and output, though, which
may or may not be an issue. But definitely interesting.
The prompt and separator could be configurable.
A few users have noticed (and complained) that setting sys.ps1 and
sys.ps2 *in the batch mode user process* has no effect. The Idle doc
should better explain why this is and should be. User code should not
affect the operation of Idle. Idle is separately configured through dialogs.
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