[Tutor] command line
Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
shalehperry@attbi.com
Sat, 30 Mar 2002 10:56:09 -0800 (PST)
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> And when I enter a quick and dirty function or class
> definition right in the shell (becomes 2nd nature when
> it's easy to do -- might just be a simple loop to do
> something in a module several times) I can modify the
> whole thing as a block -- it gets copied down as a
> whole. The DOS box shell doesn't do that, not in XP,
> not in any Win* -- probably not in Linux either (although
> I haven't restored my dual boot setup on the upstairs
> box since the hard drive upgrade, so I can't double
> check that now). Perhaps dman will let us know.
>
no, the python shell is just a shell like bash. IDLE does have some of those
nifty IDE features people used to Window's coding expect.
in the end to idle or not to idle is a matter of history and taste. The
important lesson to walk away with is this: if you are not using an interactive
python interpreter while coding and experimenting you are missing out on one of
the key benefits python offers.