Newbie edit/compile/run cycle question

[Steve Howell]

--- Jeremy C B Nicoll <jeremy at omba.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Steve Howell <showell30 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > --- Jeremy C B Nicoll <jeremy at omba.demon.co.uk>
> wrote:
> 
> > > What command (in XP) does one need to issue to
> > > syntax check a saved python
> > > script without running it?
> > 
> > Perhaps oversimplifying a bit, running "python"
> does a
> > syntax check, and if it passes, moves on the next
> > steps of interpretation/execution.
> 
> Ah, I've been using IDLE so far (but would probably
> prefer to write Python
> in my normal text editor).  In IDLE Alt-X syntax
> checks the saved copy of
> the file being edited (at least it seems to), and I
> was wondering how to
> replicate that elsewhere.
> 
> 

What's your normal text editor?  You might want try
googling to see if it has a Python mode.  Also, look
into seeing if it has a way to automatically invoke
external programs.





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