[Python-ideas] pep 397

[Liam Marsh]

"On Windows, I pin the Start -> Pythonx.y -> Idle x.y icons to my task bar
so I can select either python + idle combination with a mouse click."
yes, but this doesn't fix the "right click -> edit with idle" problem
(maybe calling "py.exe --edit <file>" instead of "idle.bat <file>" on
windows will fix it)

2015-01-17 2:45 GMT+01:00 Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu>:

> On 12/30/2014 3:31 PM, Liam Marsh wrote:
>
>  /the pep 397 says that any python script is able to choose the language
>> version which will run it, between all  the versions installed on the
>> computer, using on windows a launcher in the "C:\windows" folder./
>>
>> can the idle version be chosen like this too, or can the idle "run"
>> command do it?
>>
>
> Question about using python, including Idle, should be directed to
> python-list. Quick answers to what seem to be separate questions.
>
> 1. At the command line, one select the version of a module to run by
> selecting the version of python to run.  Idle is no different from any
> other module intended to be directly run.  For me,
>
> C:\Users\Terry>py -2 -m idlelib.idle  # starts Idle in 2.7.9
>
> C:\Users\Terry>py -3 -m idlelib  # starts Idle in 3.4.2
>
> On Windows, I pin the Start -> Pythonx.y -> Idle x.y icons to my task bar
> so I can select either python + idle combination with a mouse click.
>
> 2. Selecting F5 or Run-module in an Idle editor runs the editor buffer
> contents with the same version of python as is running Idle.  I have
> considered adding 'Run with x.y' options according to what is installed,
> but that is pie-in-the-sky at the moment.
>
> --
> Terry Jan Reedy
>
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