[Python-ideas] Introducing PEP 434 -- IDLE Enhancement Exception for All Branches

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:07:57 -0500
Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
> 
> On the other hand, I agree that a PyPI preview release of a rewrite of 
> IDLE to use the newer ttk widgets would be a good idea. But I personally 
> would base such a project on 3.3 and consider whether it should require 
> tcl/tk 8.6 rather than 8.5. And I would only put it in the stdlib in a 
> new release (perhaps alongside the existing IDLE for at least one 
> release). So this PEP is not relevance to such a project.

The only thing relevant to such a project is to find someone actually
motivated to do it.

What is IDLE's actual maintenance activity, exactly? I am sympathetic to
the PEP but, really, thinking IDLE's development is hampered by Python's
release process is *completely* ridiculous. If you want IDLE development
to happen, please stop talking and start reviewing / committing patches.

FTR, I'm personally +1 on yanking IDLE out of 3.4.

Regards

Antoine.