Sorry if this is a bit simplistic:
When teaching Python to beginners and using IDLE, it seems that one of the
dangers would be to have them assigning variables in the interactive mode and
then maybe using them in a script they're writing. Then, when they run the
script, the variable is still in memory so the program works--for now.
Or, as happened recently "raw_input" gets accidentally assigned to a string.
Then, any programs that end with "raw_input("Press Enter to exit this
program")" will cause an error, even though the program script itself is fine.
Obviously quiting and reloading IDLE will take care of this, but I was
wondering what else may trip up students using IDLE. Maybe it would be nice if
IDLE had an option called "Run fresh" that would clear any variables
first....just musing here.
Thanks,
Richard
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