Guido van Rossum wrote: >David Beazley wrote: >> >>> I would like to propose removing IDLE from the standard library. >>> >> >> -1000. From the Python training department, I would like to say that this >> would be a horrible idea. > >Right. IDLE fits a niche. It's never going to be the world's best >Python development environment but it isn't the worst either, and it's >worth keeping around. > >There clearly are *some* folks who care enough about IDLE to submit >bug reports and fixes. How about we empower these people by giving at >least one of them commit privileges? IDLE development has often been >done by people who aren't otherwise contributing to the core, and we >surely should trust those folks with commit privileges.
This would certainly be a great improvement on the current situation. However, I still think IDLE is not currently in a state that it should be suggested for use by beginners. - Tal Einat _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com