I have a mac and downloaded python and idle but can't figure out how to use them together...really new to this stuff and OCW... thanks!
i have a mac and i downloaded them(i got the 3.3 version) and i just open idle and it works fine i dont think you are supposed to open python launcher. for me a preferences list pops up and does nothing. I might be wrong but just try opening idle and if it doesn't work try getting another version.
I installed an IDE on my machine called Eclipse, which is free and located here: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ Additionally, you'll need to install PyDev on your machine. You'll need this link: http://pydev.org/updates/ Here's a video that will walk you through how to do it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSkNj2ACTRQ
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