The Options menu in the Python Shell contains some settings that control how the Python
Shell works:
- Wrap Lines causes the shell to wrap long output lines in the display
- Pretty Print causes Wing to use Python's pprint module to format output
- Enable Debugging controls whether code run in the Python Shell will be debugged
- Enable Auto-completion controls whether Wing will show the auto-completer
in the Python Shell
- Filter history by entered prefix controls whether the history will
be filtered by the string between the prompt an the cursor. If history is
filtered and a is entered at the prompt, the up arrow will find the
most recent history item starting with a
- Evaluate Whole Lines causes Wing to round up the selection to the
nearest line when evaluating selections, making it easier to select the
desired range
- Auto-restart when Evaluate File causes Wing to automatically restart
the shell before evaluating a file, so that each evaluation is made within a
clean new environment
- Auto-restart when Switch Projects causes Wing to automatically restart
the shell after switching projects, so that the shell environment will
match the project's configuration
- Prompt to Confirm Restart controls whether Wing will prompt before
restarting the Python Shell
- Launch Configuration (Wing Pro and Wing Personal only) allows selecting a defined
launch configuration to use as the runtime environment for the Python Shell
- Prompt on Stale Environment controls whether Wing will display a dialog
indicating that the Python Shell is no longer using a Python environment
that matches the configured environment