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authorTerry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>2014-12-04 05:54:59 (GMT)
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Issue #16893: For Idle doc, move index entries, copy no-subprocess section
from idlelib/help.txt, add 'C' comment, and remove obsolete ^Z comment Original patch by Zach Ware.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/idle.rst b/Doc/library/idle.rst
index 2718cef..119e961 100644
--- a/Doc/library/idle.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/idle.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
.. _idle:
-IDLE
-====
-
-.. moduleauthor:: Guido van Rossum <guido@Python.org>
-
.. index::
single: IDLE
single: Python Editor
single: Integrated Development Environment
+IDLE
+====
+
+.. moduleauthor:: Guido van Rossum <guido@Python.org>
+
IDLE is the Python IDE built with the :mod:`tkinter` GUI toolkit.
IDLE has the following features:
@@ -51,16 +51,16 @@ Open module...
Recent Files
Open a list of recent files
+.. index::
+ single: Class browser
+ single: Path browser
+
Class browser
Show classes and methods in current file
Path browser
Show sys.path directories, modules, classes and methods
-.. index::
- single: Class browser
- single: Path browser
-
Save
Save current window to the associated file (unsaved windows have a
\* before and after the window title)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Show Completions
Format menu (Editor window only)
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Indent region
Shift selected lines right by the indent width (default 4 spaces)
@@ -263,6 +263,14 @@ Python Docs
Additional help sources may be added here with the Configure IDLE dialog under
the General tab.
+.. index::
+ single: Cut
+ single: Copy
+ single: Paste
+ single: Set Breakpoint
+ single: Clear Breakpoint
+ single: breakpoints
+
Editor Window context menu
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -283,15 +291,6 @@ Set Breakpoint
Clear Breakpoint
Clears the breakpoint on that line.
-.. index::
- single: Cut
- single: Copy
- single: Paste
- single: Set Breakpoint
- single: Clear Breakpoint
- single: breakpoints
-
-
Shell Window context menu
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -313,6 +312,9 @@ Go to file/line
Editing and navigation
----------------------
+In this section, 'C' refers to the Control key on Windows and Unix and
+the Command key on Mac OSX.
+
* :kbd:`Backspace` deletes to the left; :kbd:`Del` deletes to the right
* :kbd:`C-Backspace` delete word left; :kbd:`C-Del` delete word to the right
@@ -414,7 +416,6 @@ Python Shell window
* :kbd:`C-c` interrupts executing command
* :kbd:`C-d` sends end-of-file; closes window if typed at a ``>>>`` prompt
- (this is :kbd:`C-z` on Windows).
* :kbd:`Alt-/` (Expand word) is also useful to reduce typing
@@ -507,6 +508,22 @@ If there are arguments:
name is '-', no script is executed but an interactive Python session is started;
the arguments are still available in ``sys.argv``.
+Running without a subprocess
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+If IDLE is started with the -n command line switch it will run in a
+single process and will not create the subprocess which runs the RPC
+Python execution server. This can be useful if Python cannot create
+the subprocess or the RPC socket interface on your platform. However,
+in this mode user code is not isolated from IDLE itself. Also, the
+environment is not restarted when Run/Run Module (F5) is selected. If
+your code has been modified, you must reload() the affected modules and
+re-import any specific items (e.g. from foo import baz) if the changes
+are to take effect. For these reasons, it is preferable to run IDLE
+with the default subprocess if at all possible.
+
+.. deprecated:: 3.4
+
Additional help sources
-----------------------
@@ -527,6 +544,7 @@ keys can be user defined, IDLE ships with four built in key sets. In
addition a user can create a custom key set in the Configure IDLE dialog
under the keys tab.
+
Extensions
----------