[issue30422] Add roadmap.txt section to idlelib

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[issue30422] Add roadmap.txt section to idlelib

KunYu Chen added the comment: Thanks Terry, I'll focus on the current tests. Will catch up with you guys later. :D -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue30422] Add roadmap.txt section to idlelib

Louie Lu added the comment: Terry: I'm on idle-dev, the bi-weekly sprint I said isn't only one time, I mean about each bi-weekly. I'm ok with concentrate on multiple improvements of one component. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue30422] Add roadmap.txt section to idlelib

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Most of the patches lack tests, and writing them is a bottle neck. Reading the current one, in conjunction with the code and the unittest doc, is a good way to learn. -- ___ Python tracker

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18z added the comment: Hi Terry, Louie and Cheryl I would like to work with you guys. :) However, I still need some time to study the codes. Now I am focusing on reading unit tests. By reading the tests, I can know how the code works and further to write tests that are necessary but yet to wr

[issue30422] Add roadmap.txt section to idlelib

Cheryl Sabella added the comment: Terry, thank for posting the list of all the IDLE issues. This is extremely helpful to me and I appreciate your effort in organizing it. I'm also on board for working together on targetted areas. Without that, I was focusing on PEP8, docstrings, linting, ttk

[issue30422] Add roadmap.txt section to idlelib

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Replace 'Relevant History' with the following; Python and IDLE development policies: * Dependence on tcl/tk: Except when security is involved, Python is slow to require upgrade of 3rd party dependencies. IDLE is mostly bound by this. In July 2010, core deve

[issue30422] Add roadmap.txt section to idlelib

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: If you are suggesting that at least you, Cheryl, and I work together on one 'area' to make fairly rapid, visible, and satisfying progress, I am all for that. But rather than focus on one of the 5 types of improvements for all components, I would rather focus

[issue30422] Add roadmap.txt section to idlelib

Louie Lu added the comment: Terry: For question 1, I think we can mark out the value point of the part in your roadmap.txt which we have more priority to fixed first, then get a bi-weekly (maybe) sprint to fixed one part. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue30422] Add roadmap.txt section to idlelib

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: A possible revision of the first paragraph of my opening message. * Summer 2010: Pydev discussed whether to remove IDLE (too old) or to maintain and 'modernize' it. Included in the latter were use of the better-looking ttk widgets and of tabbed windows and pa

[issue30422] Add roadmap.txt section to idlelib

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Attached is my current sorted list of IDLE issues. It is a detailed map as opposed to the overview I posted before. I spent a couple of days last week reviewing issues, making sure that all IDLE issues were marked category IDLE and that all with a patch were

[issue30422] Add roadmap.txt section to idlelib

18z added the comment: I strongly agree with the idea of writing documents that describe a bit of history to help orient new contributors to IDLE as to where the involved contributors see it going. As a new comer, before I started to trace the codes of idlelib. A question bothers me all the t

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Louie Lu added the comment: Terry, how do you think about the roadmap? I have two component that I think it should be put on the roadmap. 1. the goto/search/replace dialog to single-window app (#30521, #27115) >From internal diagram (https://i.imgur.com/1WZwakQ.png) it seem to >search/replace

[issue30422] Add roadmap.txt section to idlelib

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Terry J. Reedy added the comment: The existing todo.txt is a decade out of date or so. A low priority item is to review it against open issues + my own todo list. What I remember from when I read it is that some seemed either very low priority or something I don't really want to do. There a

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Louie Lu added the comment: Roadmap definitely helps us for targeting what to do and clear the current development status. Such as #27609 helps a lot for focus on improving on part of the IDLE. 1. Should this be merged with the existing TODO.txt to ROADMAP.txt? 2. What does a "single window ap

[issue30422] Add roadmap.txt section to idlelib

New submission from Terry J. Reedy: Idlelib needs a roadmap with a bit of history to help orient new contributors to IDLE as to where I see it going. I am not sure whether to add this to README.txt or make is a separate roadmap.txt file. A rough draft (which started as just an outline ;-):