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IDLE 0.5 - February 2000
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This is an early release of IDLE, my own attempt at a Tkinter-based
IDE for Python.
For news about this release, see the file NEWS.txt. (For a more
detailed change log, see the file ChangeLog.)
This is an early release of IDLE, my own attempt at a Tkinter-based
IDE for Python. It has the following features:
FEATURES
- 100% pure Python
- multi-window text editor with multiple undo and Python colorizing
- Python shell (a.k.a. interactive interpreter) window subclass
- debugger (not complete, but you can set breakpoints and step)
- works on Windows and Unix (probably works on Mac too)
IDLE has the following features:
The main program is in the file "idle"; on Windows you can use
idle.pyw to avoid popping up a DOS console. Any arguments passed are
interpreted as files that will be opened for editing.
- coded in 100% pure Python, using the Tkinter GUI toolkit (i.e. Tcl/Tk)
IDLE requires Python 1.5.2, so it is currently only usable with the
Python 1.5.2 distribution (luckily, IDLE is bundled with Python
1.5.2).
- cross-platform: works on Windows and Unix (on the Mac, there are
currently problems with Tcl/Tk)
Please send feedback to the Python newsgroup, comp.lang.python, and cc
me <guido@python.org>.
- multi-window text editor with multiple undo, Python colorizing
and many other features, e.g. smart indent and call tips
- Python shell window (a.k.a. interactive interpreter)
- debugger (not complete, but you can set breakpoints, view and step)
USAGE
The main program is in the file "idle.py"; on Unix, you should be able
to run it by typing "./idle.py" to your shell. On Windows, you can
run it by double-clicking it; you can use idle.pyw to avoid popping up
a DOS console. If you want to pass command line arguments on Windows,
use the batch file idle.bat.
Command line arguments: files passed on the command line are executed,
not opened for editing, unless you give the -e command line option.
Try "./idle.py -h" to see other command line options.
IDLE requires Python 1.5.2, so it is currently only usable with a
Python 1.5.2 distribution. (An older version of IDLE is distributed
with Python 1.5.2; you can drop this version on top of it.)
COPYRIGHT
IDLE is covered by the standard Python copyright notice
(http://www.python.org/doc/Copyright.html).
FEEDBACK
For feedback, please use the Python Bugs List
(http://www.python.org/search/search_bugs.html).
--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)