[Python-ideas] Have REPL print less by default

[Ethan Furman]

On 04/18/2016 08:41 AM, Franklin? Lee wrote:
> On Apr 18, 2016 3:25 AM, "Nick Coghlan" wrote:

>> A few tips for folks that want to play with this:
>>
>> - setting sys.displayhook controls how evaluated objects are
 >>   displayed in the default REPL
>> - setting sys.excepthook does the same for exceptions
>> - the PYTHONSTARTUP env var runs the given file when the default REPL
>>   starts
>>
>> So folks are already free to change their REPL to work however they
>> want it to: set sys.displayhook and sys.excepthook from a PYTHONSTARTUP file
>
> I don't want arguments like, "This can already be done, for yourself, if
> you really need it." I use IPython's shell, with maximum output height,
> and it was years ago that I used a terminal which I couldn't scroll.
>
> I want arguments like, "This will break my workflow."

How about:  the default REPL is a basic tool, and the limitations of 
basic tools are what drive folks to seek out advanced tools. ?

Or Marc-Andre's:
 > I [...] don't think the defaults should be such that you have to
 > enable some variable to see everything. This would make debugging
 > harder than necessary, since often enough (following Murphy's law)
 > the most interesting information would be hidden in some ellipsis.

Or even Nick's (that you snipped):
> Since the more the REPL does, the more opportunities there are for
 > it to break when debugging, having the output hooks be as simple as
 > possible is quite desirable.

IMO those are all good reasons to leave the basic REPL alone.

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~Ethan~