Commit 8b5a981e authored by Terry Jan Reedy's avatar Terry Jan Reedy

Issue #22820: Explain need for *print* when running file from Idle editor.

parent 6e10ec53
......@@ -206,7 +206,12 @@ Check Module
Run Module
Do Check Module (above). If no error, restart the shell to clean the
environment, then execute the module.
environment, then execute the module. Output is displayed in the Shell
window. Note that output requires use of ``print`` or ``write``.
When execution is complete, the Shell retains focus and displays a prompt.
At this point, one may interactively explore the result of execution.
This is similar to executing a file with ``python -i file`` at a command
line.
Shell menu (Shell window only)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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