[Idle-dev] is this feature implemented?

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Wed, 18 Dec 2002 08:14:22 -0500


> We have a preliminary print capability provided by Guido.  Stephen
> integrated it, and I'm afraid I haven't done much with it.  When I try
> to print on my GNU/Linux system it flubs with some kind of a
> postscript interpreter error ("Error: /undefined in import ... %interp
> exit .rune).  It may work fine in the Windows environment, and the
> problem is probably on my side.  I'm going to do some Windows testing
> on the Alpha release, so I'll check it then.  Have you tried printing
> from IDLE?

I suggest making the command line to be run a config variable.

> As far as I know, Python IDLE can't print.

It can, using the same implementation.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)