From: Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 18:37:42 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Clarify portability and main program.
X-Git-Tag: v1.5.2b1~230
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=72fe0859d07368950f4e3d2919df442ed0dbd019;p=python

Clarify portability and main program.
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diff --git a/Tools/idle/README b/Tools/idle/README
index 56a72a20d8..1a835f6db6 100644
--- a/Tools/idle/README
+++ b/Tools/idle/README
@@ -8,8 +8,14 @@ features:
 - multi-window text editor with multiple undo and Python colorizing
 - Python shell (a.k.a. interactive interpreter) window subclass
 - debugger
+- 100% pure Python
+- works on Windows and Unix (should work on Mac too)
 
-It requires Python 1.5.2, so it is currently only usable for PSA
+The main program is in the file "idle"; on Windows you can use
+idle.pyw to avoid popping up a DOS console.  Any arguments passed are
+interpreted as files that will be opened for editing.
+
+IDLE requires Python 1.5.2, so it is currently only usable for PSA
 members who have the latest 1.5.2 alpha release (a public beta release
 is due shortly).
 
@@ -44,7 +50,7 @@ TO DO:
 - better help?
 
 Details:
-    
+
 - when there's a selection, left/right arrow should go to either
   end of the selection
 - ^O should honor autoindent