[Python-Dev] IDLE reading IDLESTARTUP or PYTHONSTARTUP on restart

[Aahz]

On Sat, Feb 07, 2009, Mitchell L Model wrote:
>
> I have a small change (shown below) to PyShell.py in idlelib that causes 
> the subprocess interpreter to read IDLESTARTUP or PYTHONSTARTUP each time 
> it restarts. To me this would make IDLE much more useful for myself and 
> students I teach.  It isn't quite clear what behavior to install with the 
> enabling patch, so I would like some feedback before submitting it. 

You haven't received any feedback so far, so I recommend going ahead and
submitting the patch to ensure that it doesn't get lost.
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