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1 | 1 | IDLE 0.5 - February 2000 |
2 | 2 | ------------------------ |
3 | 3 |
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| 4 | +This is an early release of IDLE, my own attempt at a Tkinter-based |
| 5 | +IDE for Python. |
| 6 | + |
4 | 7 | For news about this release, see the file NEWS.txt. (For a more |
5 | 8 | detailed change log, see the file ChangeLog.) |
6 | 9 |
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7 | | -This is an early release of IDLE, my own attempt at a Tkinter-based |
8 | | -IDE for Python. It has the following features: |
| 10 | +FEATURES |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +IDLE has the following features: |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +- coded in 100% pure Python, using the Tkinter GUI toolkit (i.e. Tcl/Tk) |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +- cross-platform: works on Windows and Unix (on the Mac, there are |
| 17 | +currently problems with Tcl/Tk) |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +- multi-window text editor with multiple undo, Python colorizing |
| 20 | +and many other features, e.g. smart indent and call tips |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +- Python shell window (a.k.a. interactive interpreter) |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +- debugger (not complete, but you can set breakpoints, view and step) |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +USAGE |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +The main program is in the file "idle.py"; on Unix, you should be able |
| 29 | +to run it by typing "./idle.py" to your shell. On Windows, you can |
| 30 | +run it by double-clicking it; you can use idle.pyw to avoid popping up |
| 31 | +a DOS console. If you want to pass command line arguments on Windows, |
| 32 | +use the batch file idle.bat. |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +Command line arguments: files passed on the command line are executed, |
| 35 | +not opened for editing, unless you give the -e command line option. |
| 36 | +Try "./idle.py -h" to see other command line options. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +IDLE requires Python 1.5.2, so it is currently only usable with a |
| 39 | +Python 1.5.2 distribution. (An older version of IDLE is distributed |
| 40 | +with Python 1.5.2; you can drop this version on top of it.) |
9 | 41 |
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10 | | -- 100% pure Python |
11 | | -- multi-window text editor with multiple undo and Python colorizing |
12 | | -- Python shell (a.k.a. interactive interpreter) window subclass |
13 | | -- debugger (not complete, but you can set breakpoints and step) |
14 | | -- works on Windows and Unix (probably works on Mac too) |
| 42 | +COPYRIGHT |
15 | 43 |
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16 | | -The main program is in the file "idle"; on Windows you can use |
17 | | -idle.pyw to avoid popping up a DOS console. Any arguments passed are |
18 | | -interpreted as files that will be opened for editing. |
| 44 | +IDLE is covered by the standard Python copyright notice |
| 45 | +(http://www.python.org/doc/Copyright.html). |
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20 | | -IDLE requires Python 1.5.2, so it is currently only usable with the |
21 | | -Python 1.5.2 distribution (luckily, IDLE is bundled with Python |
22 | | -1.5.2). |
| 47 | +FEEDBACK |
23 | 48 |
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24 | | -Please send feedback to the Python newsgroup, comp.lang.python, and cc |
25 | | -me <guido@python.org>. |
| 49 | +For feedback, please use the Python Bugs List |
| 50 | +(http://www.python.org/search/search_bugs.html). |
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27 | 52 | --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/) |
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