On 05/17/2013 02:19 PM, Alan Gauld wrote:
On 17/05/13 18:16, bob gailer wrote:
On 5/16/2013 8:49 PM, Alan Gauld wrote:
don't run programs on real data using IDLE. IDLE is for developing
programs not running them.
That is really scary. Why do you say that? The IDLE documentation does
NOT say that!
No, but IDLE is *intended* for development. It is not intended for
running programs. You *can* do it but the results may not be what
you expect.
Lots of beginners seem to think that because they use IDLE to develop
code that they must run it from there but its not an effective way of
doing things. That's all I was meaning, not that terrible things might
happen like the PC crashing or data being deleted. It's just easier
and faster and more predictable to run finished code directly in the
python interpreter.
I use Geany 0.21 as a fast and lightweight IDE for my Python programs.
MY OS is Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and currently using Python 2.7.3. I rarely use
IDLE v2.7.3.
Ken
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