--- Jeremy C B Nicoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > --- Jeremy C B Nicoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > What command (in XP) does one need to issue to > > > syntax check a saved python > > > script without running it? > > > > Perhaps oversimplifying a bit, running "python" > does a > > syntax check, and if it passes, moves on the next > > steps of interpretation/execution. > > Ah, I've been using IDLE so far (but would probably > prefer to write Python > in my normal text editor). In IDLE Alt-X syntax > checks the saved copy of > the file being edited (at least it seems to), and I > was wondering how to > replicate that elsewhere. > >
What's your normal text editor? You might want try googling to see if it has a Python mode. Also, look into seeing if it has a way to automatically invoke external programs. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list