Comment 8 for bug 1073986

Am 07.11.2012 03:44, schrieb Yaroslav Halchenko:
> On Tue, 06 Nov 2012, Andreas Roehler wrote:
>>> with all recent improvements (Thanks! trying them now) -- is there an
>>> option accessible to mortals like me which would allow me to
>>> focus into the python shell without changing anything in buffers/windows
>>> configuration (and without going to the suggested "flow" of settings?
>>> ;) )
>
>> well, sure, just M-x python
>> resp. C-c C-c from script-buffer
>
> exactly my question since those do not switch focus into the Python
> shell buffer.
>
>> All question starts of you want to have a specific look and feel and
>> make Emacs remember it.
>
> I was just trying to get a "feel" similar to the one I had with
> previous/elderly python-mode. But ok -- I guess what I am aiming at is
> both py-split-windows-on-execute-p and
> py-shell-switch-buffers-on-execute being set on and perform
> consistently then...

exactly. So please don't give up. It should work and will work :)

BTW you may ignore these setting with every command, no need to re-customize.
Just pick the right command from Menu PyExec at the bottom "Ignoring defaults..."

Just you miss a command there, tell me.

>
> another recent one I believe: with split-windows-on execute set,
> if I have 1 buffer, initiate a new shell (C-c !) I get now 3 buffers --
> two of the original file (some times 1 of the original, another one
> *scratch*) and then the shell one. Then if I call C-c C-c again (while
> having toggle-switch-shell-on-execute on) -- I can even get 4 buffers
> now (2 for file, 2 for shell)
>

This is controlled by py-max-split-windows.
When set 2, this should not happen. If it happens, please file another report.