[Python-Dev] Cut/Copy/Paste items in IDLE right click context menu (original) (raw)

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at gmail.com
Sun Feb 17 03:42:04 CET 2013

On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Todd Rovito <rovitotv at gmail.com> wrote:

On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 5:28 AM, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:

On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:

[snip reasons] OK, I am convinced an info PEP would be a good idea.

Unless anyone objects, I'm happy to be BDFL-delegate for such a PEP. I mainly want to ensure we clearly fence off "IDLE-the-application", with (in effect) a 6 month release cycle synchronised across versions, from the rest of the standard library. I have not seen much progress on this issue so I thought I would attempt to draft a PEP. This is my first PEP so go easy on me. Attached is a PEP titled "IDLE Enhancement Exception for All Branches", I am looking for feedback. Thanks.

That's a good start - please forward it to the PEP editors list (peps at python.org) to be posted.

The rationale needs to be fleshed out a bit more along the lines of "IDLE is primarily used as an application that ships with Python, rather than as a library module used to build Python applications, that's why it is OK for a different standard to apply". Mentioning the point about Linux distros splitting it out into a separate package would also be useful.

NY other two major comments:

Regards, Nick.

-- Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan at gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia

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