[Visualpython-users] IDLE editing issue

[Matthew K. <mko...@ma...>]

I'm not sure if this is a VPython issue or pure Python issue, but there 
is a minor annoyance with the way IDLE behaves.

I'm using Python 2.5 and VPython 3.2.10 on Windows XP.  Right click a 
.PY file, and you have the option to "Edit with IDLE".  Do so, and you 
can happily edit the file, and run it, but when you close the VPython 
graphics window, it kills _everything_, including IDLE, forcing you to 
re-open the program.  You can, of course, avoid this by starting IDLE 
first and opening the file from within IDLE.  Still, it's a stupid and 
confusing behavior, and goes against how all other Windows application 
behave.

Poking around in "Folder Options-->File Types" in the Control Panel, I 
found that the application association for the "Edit with IDLE" action is:

"C:\Python25\pythonw.exe" "C:\Python25\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw" -n -e "%1"

I tried deleting the "-n" switch, making it:

"C:\Python25\pythonw.exe" "C:\Python25\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw" -e "%1"

And now it works!  With this application association, if you open a file 
using "Edit with IDLE", IDLE will stay open when you close the VPython 
window. Keep in mind I have no idea what "-n" or "-e" do, and I've been 
unsuccessful trying to find out.

In any case, who do I lobby to have this changed to the default setting 
on installation?  Can (or should) this be fixed at the level of the 
VPython installer?

Matt