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Python's integrated development environment, IDLE, and the tkinter GUI toolkit it uses, depend on the Tk GUI toolkit which is not part of Python itself. For best results, it is important that the proper release of Tcl/Tk is installed on your machine.

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I am running python 2.7.1. I can't figure out how to launch the IDLE IDE. I am told it comes already installed with python, but I can't find it using spotlight.

• IDE stands for integrated development environment. Its one type of code editor which takes input as code instructions and by using it's components it display outputs in a proper manner.Today we are going to discuss about best free ide for python.
• IDLE has two main window types, the Shell window and the Editor window. It is possible to have multiple editor windows simultaneously. Output windows, such as used for Edit / Find in Files, are a subtype of edit window.

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In the stock Mac OS X python installation, idle is found in /usr/bin, which is not (easily) accessible from Finder and not indexed by Spotlight. The quickest option is to open the Terminal utility and type 'idle' at the prompt. For a more Mac-like way of opening it, you'll have to create a small app or shortcut to launch /usr/bin/idle for you (an exercise left to the reader).

When you open up a new terminal window, just type in

Then you will see a little rocket icon show up as IDLE loads

Then the Python shell opens up for you to edit

One way to run IDLE from spotlight or an icon in the Applications folder is to build a quick Automation for it. As mentioned by other commentators, this probably isn't necessary for Python 3, as it creates a shortcut automatically, and some hand-installed versions have tools to do this automatically. But if you want to roll your own:

1. You'll need to know the terminal command to open your version of IDLE. On my Mac right now (early 2016), running python 2.7.10, it is 'idle2.7'
2. Using spotlight, or in the Utilities folder, open 'Automator'
3. Choose an 'Application' type document.
4. Make sure 'Actions' is selected in the gray bar, upper left.
5. In the actions column, find 'Run Shell Script' and double-click it, or drag it to the workflow area on the right.
6. Enter the terminal command in the parameters box that appears.
7. Save your automation (I called mine 'IDLE' and put it in the Applications folder, to make it easy).
8. It's now available (as soon as spotlight indexes it) via all the normal methods. The only side-effect will be that while it's running, your menu bar will have a spinning gear over in the tray area next to the clock. This indicates an automation workflow is running. Once you close IDLE, it will go away.

I think the shell command is

but i am not a mac user so i can't test.

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• Idle Python Download
• Free Python Editor For Windows
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• Free Python Editor For Mac

Python's integrated development environment, IDLE, and the tkinter GUI toolkit it uses, depend on the Tk GUI toolkit which is not part of Python itself. For best results, it is important that the proper release of Tcl/Tk is installed on your machine.

Python Text Editor

I am running python 2.7.1. I can't figure out how to launch the IDLE IDE. I am told it comes already installed with python, but I can't find it using spotlight.

• IDE stands for integrated development environment. Its one type of code editor which takes input as code instructions and by using it's components it display outputs in a proper manner.Today we are going to discuss about best free ide for python.
• IDLE has two main window types, the Shell window and the Editor window. It is possible to have multiple editor windows simultaneously. Output windows, such as used for Edit / Find in Files, are a subtype of edit window.

9 Answers

In the stock Mac OS X python installation, idle is found in /usr/bin, which is not (easily) accessible from Finder and not indexed by Spotlight. The quickest option is to open the Terminal utility and type 'idle' at the prompt. For a more Mac-like way of opening it, you'll have to create a small app or shortcut to launch /usr/bin/idle for you (an exercise left to the reader).

When you open up a new terminal window, just type in

Then you will see a little rocket icon show up as IDLE loads

Then the Python shell opens up for you to edit

One way to run IDLE from spotlight or an icon in the Applications folder is to build a quick Automation for it. As mentioned by other commentators, this probably isn't necessary for Python 3, as it creates a shortcut automatically, and some hand-installed versions have tools to do this automatically. But if you want to roll your own:

1. You'll need to know the terminal command to open your version of IDLE. On my Mac right now (early 2016), running python 2.7.10, it is 'idle2.7'
2. Using spotlight, or in the Utilities folder, open 'Automator'
3. Choose an 'Application' type document.
4. Make sure 'Actions' is selected in the gray bar, upper left.
5. In the actions column, find 'Run Shell Script' and double-click it, or drag it to the workflow area on the right.
6. Enter the terminal command in the parameters box that appears.
7. Save your automation (I called mine 'IDLE' and put it in the Applications folder, to make it easy).
8. It's now available (as soon as spotlight indexes it) via all the normal methods. The only side-effect will be that while it's running, your menu bar will have a spinning gear over in the tray area next to the clock. This indicates an automation workflow is running. Once you close IDLE, it will go away.

I think the shell command is

but i am not a mac user so i can't test.

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1. first to launch the terminal CMD+space
2. second to input idle3
3. the idle will be activated automatically.

1. After you launch idle from the command line (make sure idle shell window has focus), click File, click 'New File'. A new window opens; this is your editor.

2. Type your program in the editor. Click 'File', click 'Save As...'. Save your file somewhere with any name you choose, and a '.py' extension to the file name.

3. Click 'Run', click 'Run Module' (or, F5). Assuming no errors, the results will appear in the Shell window. Edit your file & repeat as necessary.

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so for python 3.4.3 in applications a folder named 'python 3.4' click that and click IDLE.

for python 2.7.9 go here https://www.python.org/downloads/ and get 2.7.9 and a folder named 'python 2.7' click that and click IDLE.

As to the earlier questions about starting IDLE: you can certainly start it from the command line. Also, if you installed Python using Homebrew, you can run 'brew linkapps' (from the command line); that will place an app for IDLE (among other things) in Launchpad (Applications folder).

The answer of Matthewm1970 works like a charm!And if you add an & to your shell command, the automation script will end immediately. There is no spinning gear. Like so:

/usr/local/bin/idle3.5&

Note the ampersand.

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Cheers.

-melle

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