| IDLE 0.5 - February 2000 |
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| This is an early release of IDLE, my own attempt at a Tkinter-based |
| IDE for Python. |
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| For news about this release, see the file NEWS.txt. (For a more |
| detailed change log, see the file ChangeLog.) |
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| FEATURES |
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| IDLE has the following features: |
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| - coded in 100% pure Python, using the Tkinter GUI toolkit (i.e. Tcl/Tk) |
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| - cross-platform: works on Windows and Unix (on the Mac, there are |
| currently problems with Tcl/Tk) |
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| - multi-window text editor with multiple undo, Python colorizing |
| and many other features, e.g. smart indent and call tips |
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| - Python shell window (a.k.a. interactive interpreter) |
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| - debugger (not complete, but you can set breakpoints, view and step) |
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| USAGE |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| IDLE requires Python 1.5.2 or later, so it is currently only usable |
| with a Python 1.5.2 (or later) distribution. (An older version of |
| IDLE is distributed with Python 1.5.2; you can drop this version on |
| top of it.) |
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| COPYRIGHT |
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| IDLE is covered by the standard Python copyright notice |
| (http://www.python.org/doc/Copyright.html). |
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| FEEDBACK |
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| For feedback, please use the Python Bugs List |
| (http://www.python.org/search/search_bugs.html). |
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| --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) |