[Tutor] command line
alan.gauld@bt.com
alan.gauld@bt.com
Sun, 31 Mar 2002 23:21:20 +0100
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> Why would you use the command line Python instead of the IDLE?
1) It uses less machine resources
2) It starts faster
3) My text editor is better than IDLE's so edit run
is better than edit, switch program, run
4) IDLE sets up its own environment python at
the command prompt python executes like the
production environment so less spurious errors
5) Tkinter does strange things in IDLE, not at the
python prompt.
Some of that relates to using the interpreter from the
OS prompt, some to the cython interpreter prompt.
The latter assumes as a minimum NT level editing
functions and getline by preference.
Alan G
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=830241622-31032002><FONT
face="Courier New" color=#0000ff> > </FONT></SPAN>Why would you
use the command line Python instead of the IDLE?<SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=830241622-31032002><FONT
face="Courier New" color=#0000ff>1) It uses less machine
resources</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=830241622-31032002></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=830241622-31032002><FONT
face="Courier New" color=#0000ff>2) It starts
faster</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=830241622-31032002><FONT
face="Courier New" color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=830241622-31032002><FONT
face="Courier New" color=#0000ff>3) My text editor is better than IDLE's so edit
run </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=830241622-31032002><FONT
face="Courier New" color=#0000ff> is better than edit, switch
program, run</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=830241622-31032002></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=830241622-31032002> <FONT
face="Courier New" color=#0000ff>4) IDLE sets up its own environment python at
</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=830241622-31032002><FONT
face="Courier New" color=#0000ff> the command prompt python
executes like the </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=830241622-31032002><FONT
face="Courier New" color=#0000ff> production environment so
less spurious errors</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=830241622-31032002></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=830241622-31032002>5) Tkinter does strange things in IDLE, not at the
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=830241622-31032002> python prompt.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=830241622-31032002></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=830241622-31032002>Some of that relates to using the interpreter from the
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=830241622-31032002>OS prompt, some to the cython interpreter prompt.
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=830241622-31032002>The latter assumes as a minimum NT level editing
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=830241622-31032002>functions and getline by
preference.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=830241622-31032002></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Courier New" color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=830241622-31032002>Alan G</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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