here's a link to the very brief vi get-started web page: http://www.sf-lug.com/How2vi.html
On Jul 17, 2007, at 11:01 AM, Sara Johnson wrote: > Sure, sounds good. Should I assume that 'any' Unix version allows Vim? > > Thanks, > Sara > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: jim stockford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Sara Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: tutor@python.org > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:30:12 PM > Subject: Re: [Tutor] IDLE Usage - was Interpreter Restarts > > you want a very brief set of vi(m) commands-- > a get-you-started tutorial that's nearly painless? > I'll send if "yes". > jim > > On Jul 16, 2007, at 9:26 PM, Sara Johnson wrote: > > > First off, yes, I was referring to (I guess you could say) a > > non-python editor. I use an SSH editor set up by my school. If I > > type python at the prompt in SSH, I get the Python shell. My problem > > is, I can't open a GUI no matter what I subscribe to or purchase. I > > have Python 2.3 and yes, I can access the commandline, but that does > > not work the way it's been described to work. > > > > If this still doesn't make any sense, just ignore me... > > > > Sara > > > > > > >>Not quite what we were discussing, but I think you may have given > > just > > enough clues that i can be of some help. Just for reference ~ which > > editor > > are you using? > > > > IDLE is both an editor and a python shell or interpreter. It is not > > the same > > thing as typing python.exe wherever you might be typing it. > > > > Typing Python into an editor should put the word "Python" into your > > currently open file. I don't believe that this is what you mean. > > Perhaps you > > are confusing what exactly is an editor? > > > > You use Windows you've mentioned before. So here's what you can do. > > Start -> > > Programs -> Python 2.5 -> Python (commandline) > > > > This is the python interpreter. As you might already know. > > > > And then this. > > Start -> Programs -> Python 2.5 -> IDLE (Python GUI) > > > > This is IDLE. As you probably know. > > > > Two windows should come up when you click IDLE. One is an editor. The > > other > > is the python shell, or interpreter. You can open .py files in IDLE > by > > right > > clicking and selecting "Edit with IDLE". At any time that you wish to > > run a > > program that is open in the editor half of IDLE, hit F5 and the > Python > > shell > > half of IDLE comes to the top and runs the program. > > > > If doing all that doesn't do what I expect it to do, or you have > > something > > else in mind, reply back. If it does, then great! > > > > Oh. And tell me which editor you are using which magically opens a > > python > > interpreter when you type Python into it. ;-) > > > > JS > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tutor [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > > > > > Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your > story. > > Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! > > Games._______________________________________________ > > Tutor [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > > No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go > with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get > started._______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor