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authorTerry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>2022-08-04 07:35:42 (GMT)
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2022-08-04 07:35:42 (GMT)
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gh-95638: Update idlelib README file and menu lists (#95639)
-rw-r--r--Lib/idlelib/README.txt109
1 files changed, 59 insertions, 50 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/README.txt b/Lib/idlelib/README.txt
index 8870fda..67de2be 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/README.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/README.txt
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ and omissions and lag behind changes in idlelib.
IDLELIB FILES
+=============
+
Implementation files not in IDLE MENU are marked (nim).
-Deprecated files and objects are listed separately as the end.
Startup
-------
@@ -33,22 +34,22 @@ autocomplete.py # Complete attribute names or filenames.
autocomplete_w.py # Display completions.
autoexpand.py # Expand word with previous word in file.
browser.py # Create module browser window.
+calltip.py # Create calltip text.
calltip_w.py # Display calltip.
-calltips.py # Create calltip text.
codecontext.py # Show compound statement headers otherwise not visible.
-colorizer.py # Colorize text (nim)
+colorizer.py # Colorize text (nim).
config.py # Load, fetch, and save configuration (nim).
configdialog.py # Display user configuration dialogs.
-config_help.py # Specify help source in configdialog.
config_key.py # Change keybindings.
-dynoption.py # Define mutable OptionMenu widget (nim).
-debugobj.py # Define class used in stackviewer.
-debugobj_r.py # Communicate objects between processes with rpc (nim).
debugger.py # Debug code run from shell or editor; show window.
debugger_r.py # Debug code run in remote process.
+debugobj.py # Define class used in stackviewer.
+debugobj_r.py # Communicate objects between processes with rpc (nim).
delegator.py # Define base class for delegators (nim).
+dynoption.py # Define mutable OptionMenu widget (nim)
editor.py # Define most of editor and utility functions.
filelist.py # Open files and manage list of open windows (nim).
+format.py # Define format menu options.
grep.py # Find all occurrences of pattern in multiple files.
help.py # Display IDLE's html doc.
help_about.py # Display About IDLE dialog.
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@ macosx.py # Help IDLE run on Macs (nim).
mainmenu.py # Define most of IDLE menu.
multicall.py # Wrap tk widget to allow multiple calls per event (nim).
outwin.py # Create window for grep output.
-paragraph.py # Re-wrap multiline strings and comments.
parenmatch.py # Match fenceposts: (), [], and {}.
pathbrowser.py # Create path browser window.
percolator.py # Manage delegator stack (nim).
@@ -69,22 +69,25 @@ query.py # Query user for information
redirector.py # Intercept widget subcommands (for percolator) (nim).
replace.py # Search and replace pattern in text.
rpc.py # Communicate between idle and user processes (nim).
-rstrip.py # Strip trailing whitespace.
run.py # Manage user code execution subprocess.
runscript.py # Check and run user code.
scrolledlist.py # Define scrolledlist widget for IDLE (nim).
search.py # Search for pattern in text.
searchbase.py # Define base for search, replace, and grep dialogs.
searchengine.py # Define engine for all 3 search dialogs.
+sidebar.py # Define line number and shell prompt sidebars.
+squeezer.py # Squeeze long shell output (nim).
stackviewer.py # View stack after exception.
statusbar.py # Define status bar for windows (nim).
tabbedpages.py # Define tabbed pages widget (nim).
textview.py # Define read-only text widget (nim).
+tooltip.py # Define popups for calltips, squeezer (nim).
tree.py # Define tree widget, used in browsers (nim).
undo.py # Manage undo stack.
-util.py # Define objects imported elsewhere with no dependencies (nim)
+util.py # Define common objects imported elsewhere (nim).
windows.py # Manage window list and define listed top level.
zoomheight.py # Zoom window to full height of screen.
+zzdummy.py # Example extension.
Configuration
-------------
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ Text
CREDITS.txt # not maintained, displayed by About IDLE
HISTORY.txt # NEWS up to July 2001
NEWS.txt # commits, displayed by About IDLE
+NEWS2.txt # commits to Python2
README.txt # this file, displayed by About IDLE
TODO.txt # needs review
extend.txt # about writing extensions
@@ -108,13 +112,10 @@ Subdirectories
Icons # small image files
idle_test # files for human test and automated unit tests
-Unused and Deprecated files and objects (nim)
----------------------------------------------
-tooltip.py # unused
-
-
IDLE MENUS
+==========
+
Top level items and most submenu items are defined in mainmenu.
Extensions add submenu items when active. The names given are
found, quoted, in one of these modules, paired with a '<<pseudoevent>>'.
@@ -160,63 +161,68 @@ Edit
Show call tip # Calltips extension and CalltipWindow (& Hyperparser)
Show surrounding parens # parenmatch (& Hyperparser)
+Format (Editor only) [fFR = format.FormatRegion]
+ Format Paragraph # format.FormatParagraph.format_paragraph_event
+ Indent Region # fFR.indent_region_event
+ Dedent Region # fFR.dedent_region_event
+ Comment Out Reg. # fFR.comment_region_event
+ Uncomment Region # fFR.uncomment_region_event
+ Tabify Region # fFR.tabify_region_event
+ Untabify Region # fFR.untabify_region_event
+ Toggle Tabs # format.Indents.toggle_tabs_event
+ New Indent Width # format.Indents.change_indentwidth_event
+ Strip tailing whitespace # format.rstrip
+ Zin # zzdummy
+ Zout # zzdummy
+
+Run (Editor only)
+ Run Module # runscript.ScriptBinding.run_module_event
+ Run... Customized # runscript.ScriptBinding.run_custom_event
+ Check Module # runscript.ScriptBinding.check_module_event
+ Python Shell # pyshell.Pyshell, pyshell.ModifiedInterpreter
+
Shell # pyshell
View Last Restart # pyshell.PyShell.view_restart_mark
Restart Shell # pyshell.PyShell.restart_shell
+ Previous History # history.History.history_prev
+ Next History # history.History.history_next
Interrupt Execution # pyshell.PyShell.cancel_callback
Debug (Shell only)
- Go to File/Line
+ Go to File/Line # outwin.OutputWindow.goto_file_line
debugger # debugger, debugger_r, PyShell.toggle_debugger
Stack Viewer # stackviewer, PyShell.open_stack_viewer
Auto-open Stack Viewer # stackviewer
-Format (Editor only)
- Indent Region # eEW.indent_region_event
- Dedent Region # eEW.dedent_region_event
- Comment Out Reg. # eEW.comment_region_event
- Uncomment Region # eEW.uncomment_region_event
- Tabify Region # eEW.tabify_region_event
- Untabify Region # eEW.untabify_region_event
- Toggle Tabs # eEW.toggle_tabs_event
- New Indent Width # eEW.change_indentwidth_event
- Format Paragraph # paragraph extension
- ---
- Strip tailing whitespace # rstrip extension
-
-Run (Editor only)
- Python Shell # pyshell
- ---
- Check Module # runscript
- Run Module # runscript
-
Options
- Configure IDLE # eEW.config_dialog, configdialog
- (tabs in the dialog)
- Font tab # config-main.def
- Highlight tab # query, config-highlight.def
- Keys tab # query, config_key, config_keys.def
- General tab # config_help, config-main.def
- Extensions tab # config-extensions.def, corresponding .py
+ Configure IDLE # eEW.config_dialog, config, configdialog (cd)
+ (Parts of the dialog)
+ Buttons # cd.ConfigDialog
+ Font tab # cd.FontPage, config-main.def
+ Highlight tab # cd.HighPage, query, config-highlight.def
+ Keys tab # cd.KeysPage, query, config_key, config_keys.def
+ Windows tab # cd.WinPage, config_main.def
+ Shell/Ed tab # cd.ShedPage, config-main.def
+ Extensions tab # config-extensions.def, corresponding .py files
---
- Code Context (ed)# codecontext extension
+ ... Code Context # codecontext
+ ... Line Numbers # sidebar
+ Zoomheight # zoomheight
Window
- Zoomheight # zoomheight extension
- ---
<open windows> # windows
Help
About IDLE # eEW.about_dialog, help_about.AboutDialog
---
- IDLE Help # eEW.help_dialog, helpshow_idlehelp
- Python Doc # eEW.python_docs
+ IDLE Help # eEW.help_dialog, help.show_idlehelp
+ Python Docs # eEW.python_docs
Turtle Demo # eEW.open_turtle_demo
---
<other help sources>
<Context Menu> (right click)
- Defined in editor, PyShelpyshellut
+ Defined in editor, PyShell.pyshell
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@@ -232,11 +238,14 @@ Help
Center Insert # eEW.center_insert_event
-CODE STYLE -- Generally PEP 8.
+OTHER TOPICS
+============
+
+Generally use PEP 8.
import
------
-Put import at the top, unless there is a good reason otherwise.
+Put imports at the top, unless there is a good reason otherwise.
PEP 8 says to group stdlib, 3rd-party dependencies, and package imports.
For idlelib, the groups are general stdlib, tkinter, and idlelib.
Sort modules within each group, except that tkinter.ttk follows tkinter.