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