[Idle-dev] leo.py 3.0 outlining editor

Kurt B. Kaiser kbk@shore.net
17 Jul 2002 17:49:34 -0400


Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> writes:

> It's pretty quiet here.  The following announcement may be of interest
> because it's an app with some similar features as IDLE
> (e.g. configuration).  It also imports IDLE and uses the Python shell,
> if it can, I believe.  Worth looking into?  Worth suggesting
> cooperation or at least exchange of ideas?

Leo is an outlining editor with special features tailored for Literate
Programming.  The latter is an old favorite of mine.  It's especially
good for C when the algorithms are subtle.  Knuth's Stanford Graphbase
is an example of extended programming in C, at book length.  It's
eminently readable, and there's a gem on almost every page.

I have yet to see anyone solve the problem of how to do object
oriented programming in the Literate style.  Maybe Ed's got some
ideas or pointers to relevant work.

The Leo license is compatible.

Regards, KBK