Idle can be opened as an edit window or a shell window. To get the the idle edit window from the shell window is very simple if you know how. Here's how: Windows search for "idle" Click 'enter' idle shell appears click options in idle shell click configure idle a new window appears click the 'Windows' tab click 'open edit window' next time you open idle, the edit window will appear.
I know there's a similar topic about the Python console, but I do not know if they are the same. I tried system("clear") and it didn't work here. How do I clear Python's IDLE window?
Python Shell is a command line tool that starts up the python interpreter. You can test simple programs and also write some short programs. However, in order to write a more complexed python program you need an editor. IDLE, on the other hand, has combined the above two needs and bundled them as a package. IDLE consists of Python Shell, and Text editor that supports highlights for python ...
The IDLE shell window is not the same as a terminal shell (e.g. running sh or bash). Rather, it is just like being in the Python interactive interpreter (python -i). The easiest way to run a script in IDLE is to use the Open command from the File menu (this may vary a bit depending on which platform you are running) to load your script file into an IDLE editor window and then use the Run ...
What are the key differences between Python's IDLE and its command line environment? IDLE looks nicer, of course, and has some kind of GUI... Moreover, is IDLE treated the same as the shell? I mean...
0 Creating a new file enables you to write your code in multiline in IDLE and before writing the code you need to save the file as *.py format. That's all.
For running Python 2, all I do is activate the required Conda environment and just type idle. It automatically opens IDLE for Python 2.7. But I can't figure out how to do this for Python 3. I have ...
In Windows 10+, click the Windows Start button, then type idle, and then right-click on the IDLE desktop app and open the file location. This should bring you to the Start Menu shortcuts for Python, and you'll find a shortcut to IDLE there. Right-click on the IDLE shortcut and select properties. Set the "Start in" directory to be where you want default save path to be.
Completing the answer supplied by the OP: after setting the breakpoint - you must turn on IDLE Shell's debug mode (using debug --> debugger). When you run the program, press "Go" in the debug window that opens up and IDLE will stop at the breakpoint. IDLE Shell is the window that appears when you hit F5 to run your Python script.
The book says to click Shell -> Restart Shell, or to use Ctrl + C to interrupt the execution. This does not work for me. I'm using Python IDLE Shell 3.12.2, Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 16IRL8, and Windows 11. I can't interrupt the execution as this bug is happening. I can only do this when the program is not going haywire.
