New submission from Terry J. Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu>:
IDLE currently follows the version and system info line with Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information. The last 3 are nearly useless, and duplicate the availability of the documents in a better format from About IDLE, where such things are usually found. In any case, beginners are not likely to care, and most people will look at most once. Entering 'help' prints the instruction to enter 'help()' for interaction or 'help(object)' for info on object. Proposed replacement: Type "help" (no quotes) or click Help above for more information. On macOS, one must click IDLE for About IDLE, but macOS users should know and expect it there (which is why it is moved there on macOS). Also, the menu entry "IDLE Help" should be "IDLE Doc". I believe the current entry dates to when "IDLE Help" was a separate text from the IDLE doc rather than a copy thereof. PR later. ---------- assignee: terry.reedy components: IDLE messages: 378663 nosy: taleinat, terry.reedy priority: normal severity: normal stage: needs patch status: open title: Change IDLE 'more information' splash line, change doc name type: enhancement versions: Python 3.10, Python 3.8, Python 3.9 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue42040> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
