| IDLE History |
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| This file contains the release messages for previous IDLE releases. |
| As you read on you go back to the dark ages of IDLE's history. |
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| IDLE 0.5 - February 2000 - Release Notes |
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| This is an early release of IDLE, my own attempt at a Tkinter-based |
| IDE for Python. |
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| (For a more detailed change log, see the file ChangeLog.) |
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| FEATURES |
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| IDLE has the following features: |
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| - coded in 100% pure Python, using the Tkinter GUI toolkit (i.e. Tcl/Tk) |
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| - cross-platform: works on Windows and Unix (on the Mac, there are |
| currently problems with Tcl/Tk) |
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| - multi-window text editor with multiple undo, Python colorizing |
| and many other features, e.g. smart indent and call tips |
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| - Python shell window (a.k.a. interactive interpreter) |
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| - debugger (not complete, but you can set breakpoints, view and step) |
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| USAGE |
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| The main program is in the file "idle.py"; on Unix, you should be able |
| to run it by typing "./idle.py" to your shell. On Windows, you can |
| run it by double-clicking it; you can use idle.pyw to avoid popping up |
| a DOS console. If you want to pass command line arguments on Windows, |
| use the batch file idle.bat. |
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| Command line arguments: files passed on the command line are executed, |
| not opened for editing, unless you give the -e command line option. |
| Try "./idle.py -h" to see other command line options. |
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| IDLE requires Python 1.5.2, so it is currently only usable with a |
| Python 1.5.2 distribution. (An older version of IDLE is distributed |
| with Python 1.5.2; you can drop this version on top of it.) |
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| COPYRIGHT |
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| IDLE is covered by the standard Python copyright notice |
| (http://www.python.org/doc/Copyright.html). |
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| New in IDLE 0.5 (2/15/2000) |
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| Tons of stuff, much of it contributed by Tim Peters and Mark Hammond: |
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| - Status bar, displaying current line/column (Moshe Zadka). |
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| - Better stack viewer, using tree widget. (XXX Only used by Stack |
| Viewer menu, not by the debugger.) |
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| - Format paragraph now recognizes Python block comments and reformats |
| them correctly (MH) |
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| - New version of pyclbr.py parses top-level functions and understands |
| much more of Python's syntax; this is reflected in the class and path |
| browsers (TP) |
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| - Much better auto-indent; knows how to indent the insides of |
| multi-line statements (TP) |
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| - Call tip window pops up when you type the name of a known function |
| followed by an open parenthesis. Hit ESC or click elsewhere in the |
| window to close the tip window (MH) |
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| - Comment out region now inserts ## to make it stand out more (TP) |
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| - New path and class browsers based on a tree widget that looks |
| familiar to Windows users |
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| - Reworked script running commands to be more intuitive: I/O now |
| always goes to the *Python Shell* window, and raw_input() works |
| correctly. You use F5 to import/reload a module: this adds the module |
| name to the __main__ namespace. You use Control-F5 to run a script: |
| this runs the script *in* the __main__ namespace. The latter also |
| sets sys.argv[] to the script name |
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| New in IDLE 0.4 (4/7/99) |
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| Most important change: a new menu entry "File -> Path browser", shows |
| a 4-column hierarchical browser which lets you browse sys.path, |
| directories, modules, and classes. Yes, it's a superset of the Class |
| browser menu entry. There's also a new internal module, |
| MultiScrolledLists.py, which provides the framework for this dialog. |
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| New in IDLE 0.3 (2/17/99) |
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| Most important changes: |
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| - Enabled support for running a module, with or without the debugger. |
| Output goes to a new window. Pressing F5 in a module is effectively a |
| reload of that module; Control-F5 loads it under the debugger. |
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| - Re-enable tearing off the Windows menu, and make a torn-off Windows |
| menu update itself whenever a window is opened or closed. |
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| - Menu items can now be have a checkbox (when the menu label starts |
| with "!"); use this for the Debugger and "Auto-open stack viewer" |
| (was: JIT stack viewer) menu items. |
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| - Added a Quit button to the Debugger API. |
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| - The current directory is explicitly inserted into sys.path. |
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| - Fix the debugger (when using Python 1.5.2b2) to use canonical |
| filenames for breakpoints, so these actually work. (There's still a |
| lot of work to be done to the management of breakpoints in the |
| debugger though.) |
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| - Closing a window that is still colorizing now actually works. |
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| - Allow dragging of the separator between the two list boxes in the |
| class browser. |
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| - Bind ESC to "close window" of the debugger, stack viewer and class |
| browser. It removes the selection highlighting in regular text |
| windows. (These are standard Windows conventions.) |
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| New in IDLE 0.2 (1/8/99) |
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| Lots of changes; here are the highlights: |
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| General: |
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| - You can now write and configure your own IDLE extension modules; see |
| extend.txt. |
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| File menu: |
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| The command to open the Python shell window is now in the File menu. |
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| Edit menu: |
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| New Find dialog with more options; replace dialog; find in files dialog. |
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| Commands to tabify or untabify a region. |
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| Command to format a paragraph. |
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| Debug menu: |
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| JIT (Just-In-Time) stack viewer toggle -- if set, the stack viewer |
| automaticall pops up when you get a traceback. |
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| Windows menu: |
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| Zoom height -- make the window full height. |
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| Help menu: |
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| The help text now show up in a regular window so you can search and |
| even edit it if you like. |
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| IDLE 0.1 was distributed with the Python 1.5.2b1 release on 12/22/98. |
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