IDLE — Python Integrated Development Environment

IDLE is a simple “Integrated Development Environment” (IDE) that allows you to code and run programs within itself. It comes with Python programming language.

There are other IDE’s that can be used for Python. However, Python’s built-in IDLE is a good starting point. It is simple, lightweight, and easy to use.

When you first start IDLE it opens in the shell. This is an interactive window where you can both type in and run Python code. This gives you an excellent development environment to get immediate feedback on your code, all within the same window.

However, most of the time you will want a new window, so that you can code in one and run the program in another.

Shortkeys

• Ctrl + C — copy
• Ctrl + X — cut
• Ctrl + V — paste
• Ctrl + Z — redo last keystroke(s)
• Ctrl + Shift + Z — redo last keystroke(s)
• F5 — Run Module