On 11/1/2015 7:50 PM, Paul Rubin wrote:
Terry Reedy <tjre...@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.
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Terry Jan Reedy
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