[wxPython-users] Re: wPython in Action: example chapter 1

[Kevin Horton]

On 23 Apr 2007, at 13:06, Christopher Barker wrote:

> Robin Dunn wrote:
>>     :param redirect: Should ``sys.stdout`` and ``sys.stderr`` be
>>         redirected?  Defaults to True on Windows and Mac, False
>>         otherwise.
>
> Just a note: is it possible at this point to change the default? I  
> think we'd get a lot fewer confused newbies if the default was NOT  
> to re-direct.

I agree 100%.  I wasted many hours trying to troubleshoot errors  
without being able to see the Python traceback, as I had not yet  
learned that I needed to set redirect to False.  I made much quicker  
progress once I could see where my errors were coming from.  As I  
understand it, the arguement to have the Windows and Mac default to  
True, is the belief that in most cases a console window will not be  
open.  This may be true when an app is being used by the end user.   
But it certainly isn't true when a newbie is working on his first few  
apps.

If an app is being used by an end user, and a console window is not  
open, what is the harm to have redirect set to False?

Kevin Horton
Ottawa, Canada