| Steven M. Gava | d39993e | 2001-07-20 01:36:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | IDLEfork README |
| 2 | =============== |
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| Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 4 | IDLEfork is an official experimental fork of Python's Integrated DeveLopment |
| 5 | Environment, IDLE. The biggest change is to execute Python code in a separate |
| 6 | process, which is /restarted/ for each Run (F5) initiated from an editor |
| 7 | window. This enhancement of IDLE has often been requested, and is now finally |
| 8 | available, complete with the IDLE debugger. The magic "reload/import *" |
| 9 | incantations are no longer required when editing/testing a module two or three |
| 10 | steps down the import chain. |
| Steven M. Gava | d39993e | 2001-07-20 01:36:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 11 | |
| Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 12 | There is also a new GUI configuration manager which makes it easy to select |
| 13 | fonts, colors, keybindings, and startup options. There is new feature where |
| 14 | the user can specify additional help sources, either locally or on the web. |
| Kurt B. Kaiser | f5934dd | 2002-12-31 17:56:18 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 15 | |
| Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 16 | IDLEfork will be merged back into the Python distribution in the near future |
| 17 | (probably 2.3), replacing the current version of IDLE. |
| Kurt B. Kaiser | f5934dd | 2002-12-31 17:56:18 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 18 | |
| Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 19 | For information on this release, refer to NEWS.txt |
| Steven M. Gava | d39993e | 2001-07-20 01:36:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 20 | |
| Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 21 | As David Scherer aptly put it in the original IDLEfork README, "It is alpha |
| 22 | software and might be unstable. If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces." |
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| 24 | If you find bugs let us know about them by using the IDLEfork Bug Tracker. See |
| 25 | the IDLEfork home page at |
| Steven M. Gava | d39993e | 2001-07-20 01:36:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 26 | |
| Kurt B. Kaiser | f5934dd | 2002-12-31 17:56:18 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 27 | http://idlefork.sourceforge.net |
| Steven M. Gava | d39993e | 2001-07-20 01:36:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 28 | |
| Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 29 | for details. Patches are always appreciated at the IDLEfork Patch Tracker, and |
| 30 | Change Requests should be posted to the RFE Tracker at |
| Steven M. Gava | d39993e | 2001-07-20 01:36:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 31 | |
| Kurt B. Kaiser | a7b804f | 2003-01-10 21:27:23 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 32 | https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=9579&atid=359579 |
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| 34 | There is a mail list for IDLE: idle-dev@python.org. You can join at |
| 35 | |
| 36 | http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/idle-dev |
| Steven M. Gava | d39993e | 2001-07-20 01:36:49 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 37 | |
| Kurt B. Kaiser | f5934dd | 2002-12-31 17:56:18 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 38 | Thanks for trying IDLEfork. |