IDLE: Add clear-window option to the Shell menu.

[rhettinger]

BPO	17632
Nosy	@rhettinger, @serwy
Superseder	bpo-6143: IDLE - clear and restart the shell window

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2013-04-04.13:45:43.366>
created_at = <Date 2013-04-04.05:59:59.047>
labels = ['easy', 'expert-IDLE', 'type-feature']
title = 'IDLE:  Add clear-window option to the Shell menu.'
updated_at = <Date 2013-04-04.13:45:43.364>
user = 'https://github.com/rhettinger'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2013-04-04.13:45:43.364>
actor = 'roger.serwy'
assignee = 'none'
closed = True
closed_date = <Date 2013-04-04.13:45:43.366>
closer = 'roger.serwy'
components = ['IDLE']
creation = <Date 2013-04-04.05:59:59.047>
creator = 'rhettinger'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 17632
keywords = ['easy']
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['186004', '186032']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['rhettinger', 'roger.serwy']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'duplicate'
stage = None
status = 'closed'
superseder = '6143'
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue17632'
versions = ['Python 3.4']

[rhettinger]

Without a restart-and-clear option, the shell window tends to grow without bound, becoming increasingly lethargic along the way.

I've have recurring student requests for this minor feature.

[serwy]

This is a different spin on bpo-6143. Here the suggestion is to combine the clear function with the restart option for a new menu option.

I am closing this one as a duplicate of bpo-6143, but adding the Shell "restart and clear" suggestion.