IDLE Active Shells

I need quick advice; I can delete the thread after it's answered.

I'm running IDLE with python 3.1 on a Mac, and I can't create multiple-string programs while it's actively running python shell.  Even pasting multiple string commands into the shell results in the shell only running the first string.

For example, if I try

print("Halt!")
user_input = input("Who Goes there? ")
print("You may pass, " + user_input)

it only produces

Halt!

So I have to save all of my programs in separate windows and then manually run them to see real results (this wouldn't be a problem if I the text was still colored as I wrote it, but it isn't and I find it easier to read this way).  Is there a way to run multiple-string programs in in an active shell?

>>6 Syntax Highlighting is the #1 feature(along with brace matching) i switched from metapad to Notepad2.
It simplifies code editing and points out obvious typos instantly.


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