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Python IDLE

Jerrod Caldwell
Jerrod Caldwell
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Posted by Jerrod Caldwell
Jerrod Caldwell
2,797 Points

I cant get Idle to populate

for whatever reason Idle is not already downloaded within the system. i'm able to test code in the terminal but it doesn't show as "IDLE"

1 Answer

Travis Alstrand
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Travis Alstrand
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Travis Alstrand
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Travis Alstrand
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Hmm 🤔

You are referring to your personal machine right? Not Workspaces here on Treehouse?

It's possible that IDLE wasn't installed for some reason, but it usually comes by default when installing Python, is it possible the option was unchecked during the installation process?

Either way, you could uninstall / reinstall Python if you really wanted to, but honestly, I never use IDLE. Getting a better IDE would be my recommendation for sure. For example, Visual Studio Code has great Python support when you install the extension and PyCharm Community Edition is also fantastic for working with Python code.

Jerrod Caldwell
Jerrod Caldwell
2,797 Points
Jerrod Caldwell
Jerrod Caldwell
2,797 Points

this is a great answer, the lesson I previously watched had a task to do with IDLE and I thought I would need it to go forward, even though I have VS Code. thanks alot