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 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.
- Prompt to Confirm Restart controls whether Wing will prompt before
restarting the Python Shell
- Launch Configuration 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