[Visualpython-users] VPython IDLE

[<Art...@ao...>]

>The VPython idle has a very large number of important enhancements which 
>are of particular importance to novices but useful for others as well:

Bruce -

FWIW, I don't fully agree.  I certainly partially agree. Spawning a separate
process is certainly a necessity.  

And I guess I would further agree that since this issue alone makes standard
IDLE unusable as a VPython IDE, and VPython deserves an IDE, you may as
well include whatever enhancements/amendments seem sensible for VPython.

But much is being sacrificed - because I do think VPython is important - by 
the
current state of separate IDLEs.  Confusion on the issue abounds. 

IDLE is Guido's own, and there is something that bothers people about an 
install
that will overwrite the latest and greatest official IDLE.

Do you see the forks re-merging??

If not, why can't VPython's IDLE be distinctively named and re-located to live
at peace with IDLE standard edition.  Certainly don't think any technical 
issues
will arise.

This is only important because I believe VPython has a significant potential 
audience beyond that for which it was developed at CMU. 

The IDLE confusion is chronic, and greatly inhibiting VPython's acceptance, 
IMO. And it all seems quite solvable - so much more the frustration from the
view of an interested observer of the situation.

ART