What
Is Python IDLE?
Every Python installation comes with
an Integrated
Development and Learning Environment, which you’ll see
shortened to IDLE or even IDE. These are a class of applications that help you
write code more efficiently. While there are many IDEs for you to
choose from, Python IDLE is very bare-bones, which makes it the perfect tool
for a beginning programmer.
Python IDLE comes included in Python
installations on Windows and Mac. If you’re a Linux user, then you should be
able to find and download Python IDLE using your package manager. Once you’ve
installed it, you can then use Python IDLE as an interactive interpreter or as
a file editor.
An Interactive
Interpreter
The best place to experiment with
Python code is in the interactive interpreter, otherwise known as a shell. The shell is a basic Read-Eval-Print
Loop (REPL). It reads a Python statement, evaluates the result of that
statement, and then prints the result on the screen. Then, it loops back to
read the next statement.
A File Editor
Every programmer needs to be able to edit
and save text files. Python programs are files with the .py extension
that contain lines of Python code. Python IDLE gives you the ability to create
and edit these files with ease.
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