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- IDLE 0.5 - February 2000
- ------------------------
-
- 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.)
-
- FEATURES
-
- IDLE has the following features:
-
- - coded in 100% pure Python, using the Tkinter GUI toolkit (i.e. Tcl/Tk)
-
- - cross-platform: works on Windows and Unix (on the Mac, there are
- currently problems with Tcl/Tk)
-
- - 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/)
-