Message 290761 - Python tracker

Message290761

Author	eryksun
Recipients	Mark, eryksun, njs, terry.reedy
Date	2017-03-28.23:03:37
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Message-id	<1490742217.43.0.26850263207.issue29926@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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> Even is IDLE is started from a console, the user execution process > is not attached to one. Actually, the execution process is attached to a console, but it doesn't use it for sys.std*. Try open('con', 'w').write('spam\n') > It is much like closing a terminal Window with [X], and restarting > the terminal and python, instead of using ^C. There's no default handler for SIGBREAK, so when working in the console it's typically better to use Ctrl+Break to kill Python. This preserves the console's arrow-key & F7 input history and scrollback buffer.

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> Even is IDLE is started from a console, the user execution process 
> is not attached to one.

Actually, the execution process is attached to a console, but it doesn't use it for sys.std*. Try

    open('con', 'w').write('spam\n')

> It is much like closing a terminal Window with [X], and restarting 
> the terminal and python, instead of using ^C.

There's no default handler for SIGBREAK, so when working in the console it's typically better to use Ctrl+Break to kill Python. This preserves the console's arrow-key & F7 input history and scrollback buffer.

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Date	User	Action	Args
2017-03-28 23:03:37	eryksun	set	recipients: + eryksun, terry.reedy, njs, Mark
2017-03-28 23:03:37	eryksun	set	messageid: <1490742217.43.0.26850263207.issue29926@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
2017-03-28 23:03:37	eryksun	link	issue29926 messages
2017-03-28 23:03:37	eryksun	create