[Edu-sig] interactive vs compiled from file

[Michael Tobis]

Thanks, Dethe, that's very nice, and also thanks for your signature,
which is thought provoking indeed.

Does anyone agree with me about the didactic value of this change?

mt

On 8/3/07, Dethe Elza <delza at livingcode.org> wrote:
> On 3-Aug-07, at 11:17 AM, Michael Tobis wrote:
>
> > 2) Would it be difficult to provide an alternative interpreter that
> > produced nothing unless you asked it to print? Would this be a good
> > idea?
>
>  >>> 'abc'
> 'abc'
>  >>> import sys
>  >>> def f(value): pass
> ...
>  >>> sys.displayhook = f
>  >>> 'abc'
>  >>>
>
> So if you add a do-nothing displayhook in your site.py, or as part of
> a standard local import, you won't have the echo behaviour.
>
> HTH
>
> --Dethe
>
> "It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to
> program. What fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in
> organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail and learning to be
> self-critical?" --Alan Perlis
>
>
>