[Idle-dev] Py-CVS Release 2.1 Merge
Kurt B. Kaiser
kbk@shore.net
14 Jul 2001 18:35:58 -0400
kbk@shore.net (Kurt B. Kaiser) writes:
> Guido van Rossum <guido@digicool.com> writes:
> > When I start it now, I get an "untitled" editing window instead of the
> > Python Shell window. I can get the Shell window via the Windows menu,
> > but the editing window is kind of uninviting. Is this a feature? I
> > want my shell back! :-)
>
> After installing to site-packages, I'm seeing an error related to loader.py
> when I start up. That may be why the shell doesn't come up.
>
> Yes, the shell should come up automatically! It's where a beginner starts.
>
1. The error related to loader.py was because imp.find_modules couldn't find
the idle files from an arbitrary location. I fixed that by putting a file
named site-packages.pth in the site-packages directory, its contents are
idlelib
fidlelib
I have idle and fidle (it's easy to type f's in front of things ;)
co-existing.
What is the story on site-packages? Should all systems have a file like the
one I set up, which could be appended as packages are installed?
2. The shell not coming up is a feature. To quote Scherer in PyShell,
"Default behavior (no command line options) is to NOT start the Python
Shell. If files are specified, they are opened, otherwise a single blank
editor window opens."
So start up with fidle -t "Guido's Shell" &
and you're all set.
I don't know why Dave chose this behavior, maybe he's listening.
Regards, KBK