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- IDLE 0.6
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-
- Copyright (c) 1998-2000 Corporation for National Research Initiatives.
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- This is 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.)
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- FEATURES
-
- 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
- currently problems with Tcl/Tk)
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- - 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)
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- RESOURCES
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- IDLE home page: http://www.python.org/idle/
- CP4E home page: http://www.python.org/cp4e/
- EDU-SIG: http://www.python.org/sigs/edu-sig/
- IDLE-DEV mailing list: http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/idle-dev
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- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.pythonlabs.com/~guido/)
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