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1 files changed, 63 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/Tools/idle/help.txt b/Tools/idle/help.txt index 80c669f..001da01 100644 --- a/Tools/idle/help.txt +++ b/Tools/idle/help.txt @@ -4,7 +4,24 @@ Click on the dotted line at the top of a menu to "tear it off": a separate window containing the menu is created. File menu: - (This should speak for itself.) + + New window -- create a new editing window + Open... -- open an existing file + 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 + --- + Save -- save current window to the associated file (unsaved + windows have a * before and after the window title) + + Save As... -- save current window to new file, which becomes + the associated file + Save Copy As... -- save current window to different file + without changing the associated file + --- + Close -- close current window (asks to save if unsaved) + Exit -- close all windows and quit IDLE (asks to save if unsaved) Edit menu: @@ -33,8 +50,8 @@ Edit menu: word in the same buffer; repeat to get a different expansion Format Paragraph -- Reformat the current blank-line-separated paragraph --- - Run module -- Import or reload the current module - Debug module -- Ditto, under debugger control + Import module -- Import or reload the current module + Run script -- Execute the current file in the __main__ namespace Windows menu: @@ -64,9 +81,12 @@ Basic editing and navigation: Automatic indentation: After a block-opening statement, the next line is indented by - 4 spaces (in the Python Shell window by one tab). In leading - indentation, Backspace deletes 4 spaces if they are there. - Also see the indent/dedent region commands. + 4 spaces (in the Python Shell window by one tab). After + certain keywords (break, return etc.) the next line is + dedented. In leading indentation, Backspace deletes up to 4 + spaces if they are there. Tab inserts 1-4 spaces (in the + Python Shell window one tab). See also the indent/dedent + region commands in the edit menu. Python Shell window: @@ -80,26 +100,56 @@ Python Shell window: Return while on any previous command retrieves that command Alt-/ (Expand word) is also useful here -Python syntax colors: the coloring is applied in the background. +Syntax colors: + + The coloring is applied in a background "thread", so you may + occasionally see uncolorized text. To change the color + scheme, edit the ColorPrefs class in IdlePrefs.py. + + Python syntax colors: Keywords orange Strings green Comments red Definitions blue -Shell colors: + Shell colors: Console output brown stdout blue stderr dark green stdin black -Tips: +Other preferences: + To change the font on Windows, open EditorWindow.py and change - text['font'] = ("verdana", 8) + text['font'] = ("lucida console", 8) to, e.g., text['font'] = ("courier new", 10) - To change the Python syntax colors, edit the tagdefs table in - ColorDelegator.py; to change the shell colors, edit the tagdefs - table in PyShell.py. + To change keyboard bindings, edit Bindings.py + +Command line usage: + + idle.py [-c command] [-d] [-e] [-s] [-t title] [arg] ... + + -c command run this command + -d enable debugger + -e edit mode; arguments are files to be edited + -s run $IDLESTARTUP or $PYTHONSTARTUP first + -t title set title of shell window + + If there are arguments: + + If -e is used, arguments are files opened for editing and + sys.argv reflects the arguments passed to IDLE itself. + + Otherwise, if -c is used, all arguments are placed in + sys.argv[1:...], with sys.argv[0] set to '-c'. + + Otherwise, if neither -e nor -c is used, the first + argument is a script which is executed with the remaining + arguments in sys.argv[1:...] and sys.argv[0] set to the + script name. If the script name is '-', no script is + executed but an interactive Python session is started; the + arguments are still available in sys.argv. |