[Idle-dev] Remote execution for IDLE

[David Scherer]

> One question:
> What protocol have you used for remote-method calls? A homebrew one, or
> a well known one? Just idle curiousity.

Homebrew.  Reinventing that particular wheel was a useful exercise for me;
I'm relatively new to Python and still exploring its strengths.

If anyone points out a better solution and a compelling reason to switch, I
won't object strenuously.  I do suspect that some kind of "distributed
object" architecture is needed if things like a real debugger are to be
implemented in reasonable time.  Worrying about protocol issues at the same
time as trying to design a usable debugger doesn't sound like a recipe for
success.

Dave