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PEP 762 – REPL-acing the default REPL

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89 points Numerlor | 3 comments | 14 Oct 24 19:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.477s | source
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wiseowise ◴[15 Oct 24 21:03 UTC] No.41853092[source]▶
> The new REPL released in Python 3.13 aims to provide modern features

No `vi` mode and not planned. Very modern.

https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/118840

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IshKebab ◴[15 Oct 24 21:56 UTC] No.41853529[source]▶
Yeah it is. Vi is ancient and not at all modern or use friendly. Look at that bug report! They're complaining they can't go up to the previous command by pressing ESC k. Instead they have to press.... up. Ye gads.
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1. Sohcahtoa82 ◴[15 Oct 24 23:58 UTC] No.41854296[source]▶
vi fanatics are a weird bunch.

Knowing how to use vi can be useful, but I absolutely cannot fathom how someone can prefer it over an actual IDE as their daily driver for writing code. What's especially disappointing is how often they say things like "I like vi because I can do X" and every time, without fail, X is something any reasonable IDE has been able to do for 10+ years.

No idea why they're so fascinated by using letter keys to move around rather than arrows, as if it takes significant effort to slide you hand 6 inches. You do it often enough and you can go back and forth without even looking.

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2. kamaal ◴[16 Oct 24 04:41 UTC] No.41855668[source]▶
>>Knowing how to use vi can be useful, but I absolutely cannot fathom how someone can prefer it over an actual IDE as their daily driver for writing code.

Given Python has to be installed every where. A light weight editor like vi is the best choice for editing on servers.

To that extent it might not be a full fledged IDE but is perfect for what it is designed to do.

3. wiseowise ◴[16 Oct 24 06:16 UTC] No.41856106[source]▶
> What's especially disappointing is how often they say things like "I like vi because I can do X" and every time, without fail, X is something any reasonable IDE has been able to do for 10+ years.

I’ve been switching between 10 to 20 editors over span of my career. You seriously think I’m going to learn how to do basic things in every special snowflake software because editor X thought it is more ergonomic?

And I’m not even going into limitless possibilities of Vi, those are widely available online.