| IDLEfork Installation Notes |
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| IDLEfork requires Python Version 2.2 or later. |
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| There are several distribution files (where xx is the subversion): |
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| IDLEfork-0.9xx.win32.exe |
| This is a Windows installer which will install IDLEfork in |
| ..../site-packages/idleforklib/ and place the idefork startup script |
| at ..../scripts/idlefork. Rename this to idlefork.pyw and |
| point your launcher icons at it. Installation is as idlefork |
| to avoid conflict with the original Python IDLE. |
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| IDLEfork-0.9xx-1.noarch.rpm |
| This is an rpm which is designed to install as idleforklib in an |
| existing /usr/lib/python2.2 tree. It installs as idlefork to avoid |
| conflict with Python IDLE. |
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| Python rpms are available at http://www.python.org/2.2.2/rpms.html and |
| http://www.python.org/2.2.1/rpms.html. |
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| IDLEfork-0.9xx.tar.gz |
| This is a distutils sdist (source) tarfile which can be used to make |
| installations on platforms not supported by the above files. |
| ** It remains configured to install as idlelib, not idleforklib. ** |
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| Unpack in ..../Tools/, cd to the IDLEfork directory created, and |
| "python setup.py install" to install in ....site-packages/idlelib. |
| This will overwrite the Python IDLE installation. |
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| If you don't want to overwrite Python IDLE, it is also possible to |
| simply call "python idle.py" to run from the IDLEfork source directory |
| without making an installation. In this case, IDLE will not be on |
| your PATH unless you are in the source directory. Also, it is then |
| advisable to remove any Python IDLE installation by removing |
| ..../site-packages/idlelib so the two identically named packages don't |
| conflict. |
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| On Redhat Linux systems prior to 8.0, /usr/bin/python may be pointing |
| at python1.5. If so, change the first line in the /usr/bin/idle |
| script to read: |
| !# /usr/bin/python2.2 |
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| See README.txt for more details on this version of IDLEfork. |
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