IDLE - Customizing output format
James Stroud
jstroud at mbi.ucla.edu
Tue Sep 26 03:57:28 EDT 2006
Ilias Lazaridis wrote:
> Ilias Lazaridis wrote:
>> IDLE has an output format like this:
>>
>> >>> object
>> <type 'object'>
>> >>> type
>> <type 'type'>
>> >>> object.__class__
>> <type 'type'>
>> >>> object.__bases__
>>
>> How can I customize it to become like that:
>>
>> >>> object
>> <type 'object'>
>> >>> type
>> <type 'type'>
>> >>> object.__class__
>> <type 'type'>
>> >>> object.__bases__
>>
>> or that:
>>
>> >>> object
>> : <type 'object'>
>> >>> type
>> : <type 'type'>
>> >>> object.__class__
>> : <type 'type'>
>> >>> object.__bases__
>>
>> (preferably without modifying code)
>
> I assume this is not possible.
>
> I am wondering that other users are not annoyed by this reduced
> readability.
I'm sure its quite unpopular to agree with you, but I do. I am
tremendously annoyed the format of the interactive interpreter. Lovely
would be output as you describe, but with the option, when selecting for
copy-paste, to include the prompts and/or your suggested whitespace
margin (e.g. select in doctest mode).
James
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