IDLE is the Python IDE built with the Tkinter GUI toolkit.  

IDLE has the following features:
    * coded in 100% pure Python, using the Tkinter GUI toolkit
    * cross-platform: works on Windows and Unix
       * Included with http://homepages.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython/ for Mac OS X
    * multi-window text editor with multiple undo, Python colorizing and many other features, e.g. smart indent and call tips
    * Python shell window (a.k.a. interactive interpreter)
    * debugger (not complete, but you can set breakpoints, view and step)

It is a part of the standard library and is described in the reference manual: https://docs.python.org/library/idle.html

The source code for IDLE is included in the standard library. More information on developing IDLE can be found at http://docs.python.org/devguide/

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See also: [[IDLEfork]], [[IDLEextensions]]
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