On 06/21/2012 03:39 AM, Alan Gauld wrote:
On 21/06/12 02:16, Roger Serwy wrote:
I could write a patch to allow ps2 prompts if there's any serious
interest.
I would love that.
This is one of the most common issues I get from users of my web
tutorial. At least one email per month from beginners confused by
IDLEs indentation. If they are on Windows I just tell them to use
Pythonwin but on MacOS/Linux it's not so easy.
There is an issue for supporting ps1 and ps2. See
http://bugs.python.org/issue13657
I'll start writing a patch later today.
Does allowing the cursor to leave the prompt considered a benefit or a
detriment for teaching beginners? The last system I remember using that
allowed for the cursor to leave the prompt was a line-number BASIC from
the 1980's. I haven't used any interactive systems since then that
allowed the cursor to leave the prompt.
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