[Pythonmac-SIG] Interpreter on Mac

[Christopher Smith]

pythonmac-sig@python.org writes regarding the now-available patch that
fixes the Mac IDE:
>Download it via http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html and please let
>me know wether it fixes the problem.

>>> print "Hello, World! :-)"
Hello, World! :-)

Thanks, Jack.  

Two notes, too.

1)  I am clearly not running Carbon (thanks for pointing out the 
obvious, Just):

Python 2.1 (#92, Apr 24 2001, 23:59:23)  [CW PPC GUSI2 THREADS] on mac

2)  This pressing-end-kills-the-interpreter behavior is only partly 
bad. It only boots you out of the interpreter IFF the cursor is on the 
last line.  If you have moved the cursor off the last line, pressing 
<end> moves you to the last line (and repeats the >>> prompt or else 
\n's the line you had been editing).  My personal hand-tic work-around 
is to press the up arrow before pressing the <end> key.  Could this be 
done through the software?  Catch the <end> key and preface it with an 
up-arrow first?

On the other hand, if it really is a ctrl-D that is being generated 
and for universal behavior you want the interpreter to quit at a 
ctrl-d then this isn't a good work around.

Finally, thanks for the help.  I've subscribed to tutor, edu-sig, and 
this group to help me learn the language b/c I am going to be teaching 
our school's first comp sci course next spring with Python.  This is 
my week of intense preparation before other concerns have to take 
priority this summer.  You've helped me make great returns on the 
investment.

Whoever has put together the Windows package has done a great job, 
too.  I helped my cousin who just graduated from HS get Python set up 
last night on her machine which runs windows.  I was impressed with 
how out-of-the box it was *with identical documentation* (Language 
Ref, Tutorial, etc...) built into the archive.  This is going to be a 
big plus when I have students who can set up Python at home under 
either Mac or Windows.

/c
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