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== What's already there == |
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The Python 2.5 distribution that comes on the XO already contains IDLE. The IDLE library is located at /usr/lib/Python2.5/idlelib. The IDLE main module is idle.py. |
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So in a terminal window you ought to be able to |
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cd /usr/lib/python2.5/idlelib |
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python idle.py |
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to fire it up. |
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This doesn't <u>quite</u> work. You'll get a message that tkinter is missing. |
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== Tkinter == |
== Tkinter == |
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Revision as of 23:54, 20 July 2008
IDLE is the default IDE for Python. The XO has a very limited Python viewer and editor Pippy. There is a more advanced environment Develop under development.
I decided to try to get the IDLE environment working on the XO. I wanted an XO based Python IDE that I could use to show Python code, and which would allow intermediate level development directly on the XO. As Develop matures this will probably no longer be necessary.
What's already there
The Python 2.5 distribution that comes on the XO already contains IDLE. The IDLE library is located at /usr/lib/Python2.5/idlelib. The IDLE main module is idle.py.
So in a terminal window you ought to be able to
cd /usr/lib/python2.5/idlelib python idle.py
to fire it up.
This doesn't quite work. You'll get a message that tkinter is missing.