Question

I'm not sure I download the Python interpreter right. I went to Python and download the 2.7 and can get the Python GUI but I think this is just a testing environment. I checked out the wikibooks reading and they had something about getting an IDE???? I'm I missing an application to do the programing?? Thanks.

Answer 1

What operating system are you using and which file did you download? The download page is: http://python.org/download/

If you are using Windows then the correct file to download and install is:

Python 2.7.2 Windows Installer

If you are using Mac, there are two different versions depending on the OS and whether you are running Intel or PPC.

Answer 2

The IDE is called "IDLE"

Answer 3

IDLE is terrible. Use apanta studio 3 pydev.

Answer 4

or pytools for visual studio.

Answer 5

The virtue of IDLE is it's simplicity and more than adequate for problem sets. Environments such as Apanta Studio are overkill for course work. But that's just my humble opinion.

Answer 6

hmmm well in 3.2 idle is full of bugs. In ubuntu ctrl+space crashes and the linker tends to start tweaking out on me on occasion.

Plus the autocomplete itself is in general very weak and lacking.

I mean realistically you would be better off using NotePad++ over IDLE if you wanted simplicity.