[Idle-dev] Deprecate running IDLE without a subprocess

[Bruce Sherwood]

I'm not sure I understand this issue, but I'll comment that this is
just one of many reasons why the user's file should always be saved
before a run, a feature introduced by David Scherer 12 years ago but
which may get periodically lost.

Bruce Sherwood

On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 5:54 PM, serwy <roger.serwy at gmail.com> wrote:
> IDLE developers,
>
> In the interest of simplifying IDLE's code, I suggest that running IDLE
> *without* a subprocess  be deprecated. Since 2009, IDLE could have multiple
> instances running while using a subprocess. See
> http://bugs.python.org/issue1529142
>
> Running without a subprocess has a flaw in that Ctrl+C from the IDLE GUI can
> not be used to stop a program. This can be irritating to Python beginners if
> an accidental infinite loop arises and the user's only recourse is to
> restart IDLE, losing any unsaved work in the editor windows.
>
> What are your thoughts?
>
> - Roger
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