[Tutor] command line

[Kirby Urner]

At 10:56 AM 3/30/2002 -0800, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:

>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.

Nifty IDE features are not specific to Windows (nor is IDLE).
In my experience, pro programmers appreciate time-saving
and productivity-enhancing features, and Windows has no
monopoly on these.

>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.

This I heartily agree with.

Kirby