At http://vpython.org there is now an installer for Python 2.3. It does
not install IDLE for VPython because the standard IDLE that comes with
Python 2.3 does what we need (it was developed starting from the
original design by David Scherer, and many people contributed to its
further development, most recently Kurt Kaiser).
The defaults for the new IDLE are to start up a shell window rather than
an edit window, and to not perform the very useful "autosave" when you
run after making a change. For that reason you will see the following on
the Windows VPython installation page:
"Note to experienced users of IDLE: The VPython installer overwrites
Lib\idlelib\config-main.def to make the defaults editor-on-startup= 1
and autosave= 1, as these have proved to be appropriate for most users.
You may wish to edit the file to reset these to zero, or use the Options
menu to reconfigure these options."
Even with autosave on, the new IDLE does prompt you to save the file the
first time you run. This ensures that the file is saved in a known place
on disk.
Still haven't updated the Linux/Unix installers.
Bruce Sherwood
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