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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[See end for ** TIPS ]
+[See end for ** TIPS on using IDLE]
Click on the dotted line at the top of a menu to "tear it off": a
separate window containing the menu is created.
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ File Menu:
Open Module... -- open an existing module (searches sys.path)
Class Browser -- show classes and methods in current file
Path Browser -- show sys.path directories, modules, classes
- and methods
+ and methods
---
Save -- save current window to the associated file (unsaved
windows have a * before and after the window title)
@@ -64,7 +64,18 @@ Run Menu (only in Edit window):
Check Module -- Run a syntax check on the module
Run Script -- Execute the current file in the __main__ namespace
-Settings Menu:
+Shell Menu (only in Shell window):
+
+ View Last Restart -- Scroll the shell window to the last restart
+ Restart Shell -- Restart the interpreter with a fresh environment
+ ---
+ Go to File/Line -- look around the insert point for a filename
+ and linenumber, open the file, and show the line
+ Debugger (toggle) -- Run commands in the shell under the debugger
+ Stack Viewer -- show the stack traceback of the last exception
+ Auto-open Stack Viewer (toggle) -- Open stack viewer on traceback
+
+Options Menu:
Configure IDLE -- Open a configuration dialog. Fonts, indentation,
keybindings, and color themes may be altered.
@@ -81,20 +92,11 @@ Windows Menu:
select one to bring it to the foreground (deiconifying it if
necessary).
-Debug Menu (in the Python Shell window only):
-
- Go to File/Line -- look around the insert point for a filename
- and linenumber, open the file, and show the line
- Stack Viewer -- show the stack traceback of the last exception
- Debugger (toggle) -- Run commands in the shell under the debugger
- Auto-open Stack Viewer (toggle) -- Open stack viewer on traceback
-
Help Menu:
IDLE Help -- Display this file
Python Documentation -- Access local Python documentation, if
installed. Otherwise access python.org.
- Advice -- Emergency Only!
IDLE Readme -- Background discussion and change details
---
About IDLE --- Version, copyright, license, credits