[issue8919] python should read ~/.pythonrc.py by default

Éric Araujo added the comment: In the absence of reply, I am rejecting this feature. Please feel free to reopen if there is new data or consensus on python-ideas. -- resolution: -> rejected stage: -> committed/rejected status: open -> closed ___

[issue8919] python should read ~/.pythonrc.py by default

Éric Araujo added the comment: > the .pythonrc.py file is not deprecated. only the user module is deprecated. Which amounts to the same IMO. > the problem i have with the PYTHONSTARTUP variable is that i find it > is an unecessary intermediate step to set up an initialization file. Okay, I se

[issue8919] python should read ~/.pythonrc.py by default

Changes by Giampaolo Rodola' : -- nosy: +giampaolo.rodola ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http:/

[issue8919] python should read ~/.pythonrc.py by default

lesmana added the comment: the .pythonrc.py file is not deprecated. only the user module is deprecated. the problem i have with the PYTHONSTARTUP variable is that i find it is an unecessary intermediate step to set up an initialization file. let me elaborate: every single time you want to use

[issue8919] python should read ~/.pythonrc.py by default

Éric Araujo added the comment: As stated in http://docs.python.org/library/user (found via http://docs.python.org/genindex-Symbols), this file is an older customization hook that is deprecated. I (not a Python core dev, just a user) personally prefer the environment variable: I set it once in

[issue8919] python should read ~/.pythonrc.py by default

New submission from lesmana : if started as an interactive session python should check for and read ~/.pythonrc.py by default. furthermore there should be two options added: --rcfile filename this will read filename instead of ~/.pythonrc --norc this will prevent reading ~/.pythonrc (this is i