2013-02-19 11:50:39 -05:00
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PEP: 434
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Title: IDLE Enhancement Exception for All Branches
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2013-02-21 21:37:44 -05:00
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Author: Todd Rovito <rovitotv@gmail.com>, Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
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2013-02-19 11:50:39 -05:00
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BDFL-Delegate: Nick Coghlan
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Status: Draft
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Type: Informational
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Content-Type: text/x-rst
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Created: 16-Feb-2013
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Python-Version: 2.7
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Post-History: 16-Feb-2013
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Abstract
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========
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Generally only new features are applied to Python 3.4 but this PEP requests an
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exception for IDLE [1]_. IDLE is part of the standard library and has numerous
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outstanding issues [2]_. Since IDLE is often the first thing a new Python user
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sees it desperately needs to be brought up to date with modern GUI standards
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across the three major platforms Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
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Rationale
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=========
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Python does have many advanced features yet Python is well known for being a
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easy computer language for beginners [3]_. A major Python philosophy is
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"batteries included" which is best demonstrated in Python's standard library
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with many modules that are not typically included with other programming
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languages [4]_. IDLE is a important "battery" in the Python toolbox because it
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allows a beginner to get started quickly without downloading and configuring a
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third party IDE. IDLE is primarily used as an application that ships with
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Python, rather than as a library module used to build Python applications,
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hence a different standard should apply to IDLE enhancements. Additional
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patches to IDLE cannot break any existing program/library because IDLE is used
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by humans.
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Details
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Python 2.7 does not accept bug fixes, this rule can be ignored for IDLE if the
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Python development team accepts this PEP [5]_. IDLE issues will be carefully
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tested on the three major platforms Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows before any
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commits are made. Since IDLE is segregated to a particular part of the source
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tree this enhancement exception only applies to Lib/idlelib directory in
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Python branches >= 2.7.
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References
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.. [1] IDLE: Right Click Context Menu, Foord, Michael
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(http://bugs.python.org/issue1207589)
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.. [2] Meta-issue for "Invent with Python" IDLE feedback
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(http://bugs.python.org/issue13504)
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.. [3] Getting Started with Python
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(http://www.python.org/about/gettingstarted/)
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.. [4] Batteries Included
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(http://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/stdlib.html#batteries-included)
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.. [5] Python 2.7 Release Schedule
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(http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0373/)
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Copyright
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=========
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This document has been placed in the public domain.
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..
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Local Variables:
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mode: indented-text
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indent-tabs-mode: nil
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sentence-end-double-space: t
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fill-column: 70
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coding: utf-8
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