Question

how do i get IDLE for the mac?

Answer 1

You do not have to - all Mac's comes with Python preinstalled. You can just user the terminal window and type: "Python" and you are in.
And, of course, you can use TextEdit or something else to write longer Python scripts and save as files. Hope this helps...

Answer 2

http://docs.python.org/using/mac.html

Answer 3

This is a script that will invoke idle on my 10.5.8 laptop:

#!/bin/bash

/usr/bin/python /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/idlelib/idle.py &

exit 0

Answer 4

You are better off using a text editor on mac such as textmate or AptanaStudio3

Answer 5

You can just type 'idle' from the Terminal command line.

Answer 6

after i type "python" i then have to type "import idlelib.idle" for the python shell window to open