On 2017-01-09 14:33, Deborah Swanson wrote: > Ok, here is the crux of this thread's communication problem. I > didn't ask, or particularly care for all these lectures on the > technology of terminal emulators. I asked how to code Python to > make clickable links.
The crux of the problem is that words mean things. Specific words have *specific* meanings. When you say "make a clickable hyperlink in a console", those words each have meanings. Part of helping people is coming to a common understanding. In this case, the common meaning is "I want to send some magical sequence to a terminal emulator to make it treat the item as a clickable link." To which anybody with experience in the matter answers exactly like happened on the list: that depends on your terminal emulator but is entirely the domain of that emulator, and only within the context of knowing which terminal emulator you're talking about, can any sort of meaningful solution be given (if any). You used words that carry a particular technical meaning, but didn't use them in a way that made much sense without taking the effort to clarify. To round it out, you brought up your lengthy experience in the computer field: > I've only been online since 1992 (offline computing since 1972) This usually suggests that you have been around enough to know that these terms have precise meanings, and that you are wielding them in the way others in the field use them. So the roundabout discussion finally sussed out that you meant "I want to send information to the PyCharm output area which I'm calling a console (but is not necessarily an actual terminal emulator as the technical word 'console' would usually be understood) and that output area happens to know how to interpret some sequences as things that are clickable. How can I do that?" Which then became "well, I don't really even need to make clickable links, I just want to open some target in a web browser." And until folks on the list could understand your *intent* despite the words you were using, it's a frustrating experience for all involved. So because of imprecise language, even if you didn't ask or care about the terminology, *it matters if you want a viable answer*. -tkc -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
