[Idle-dev] IDLE interpreter window

[Fredrik Lundh]

Albert Brandl wrote:
> Each shell I know (not too many, I confess) uses the concept of a =
prompt.
> Interaction with the shell occurs at the prompt. You enter a command,
> press Return and watch what happens. The shell processes the command,
> presents the results (if any) and shows a new prompt line.

otoh, every editor-based shell window I know (emacs,
epsilon, etc) work exactly like the one in IDLE.

> Frankly, I don't think that "Editor window" is a good metaphor for the
> *Python Shell*. The main purpose is to execute commands issued by the
> user - something usually accomplished with a _shell_, not an editor

maybe you should look outside the box?

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