On Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:38:07 -0400
Terry Jan Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> wrote:

> On 3/31/2013 6:01 AM, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> 
> > That said, if IDLE users expect those global functions, perhaps IDLE
> > should define its own ones rather than rely on site.py.
> 
> I thought of that. Idle would have to check the beginning of every 
> statement before sending it to the user process, which would do the same 
> thing. I personally think exit/quit should eventually go, as ^d/^z or 
> [x] button are as easy.

I never use them myself, but they are more discoverable than keyboard
shortcuts, and hence can be useful for beginners or casual users.

Regards

Antoine.


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