Ned Deily <n...@python.org> added the comment:
> After your final fix, if I understood you correctly, we will no longer have > to open Terminal? That's correct. That's the way the Launcher works on previous version on macOS. > will it ever be possible to not have the terminal run in the future? That's the way the Launcher works. It's a very simple-minded application. Essentially all it does for you is to provide an easy way from the Finder to run a Python script in a terminal window, i.e. by double-clicking or by drag-and-drop. Like on other Unix-based systems, Python on macOS is typically used as a command line program that runs under a Unix shell in a terminal window of some sort. Python itself does not provide a macOS GUI application interface; that is something that IDLE does (and other third-party IDEs that support Python). The Launcher app dates back to the very earliest days of Mac OS X when Python for Classic MacOS (System 9) was ported over. The Launcher is not really used very much as far as I can tell and its age shows with some usability and even security concerns. If you are comfortable using a terminal window and a Unix shell, you may find it more convenient to just run scripts directly there rather than indirectly using the Launcher, e.g. $ cd Documents # or whatever Folder $ python3.8 your_script.py Or, to open Python in interactive mode, where you can enter statements and immediately see the results: $ python3.8 If you prefer a full-featured dev environment, you can use IDLE. > Is there no way to edit a previous comment? On the current bugs.python.org, no, sorry! > the Launcher Preferences window also opens when I run a script. Did I miss a > setting? As far as I know, opening Preferences is a "feature" of the Launcher and can't be prevented. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue40477> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
