IDLE automatically indents lines for you
Figure 2-3 shows IDLE's Python Shell window with the miles/kilometers conversion program we introduce in the section, "Writing multiline programs in interactive mode," earlier in this chapter (colorizing is not shown—it's a black-and-white book!).
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Figure 2-3: A program and its result in IDLE's Python Shell window on Mac OS. Getting more help for IDLE
Figure 2-3: A program and its result in IDLE's Python Shell window on Mac OS. Getting more help for IDLE
IDLE also has built-in help—look in the Help menu.
A good "getting started" Web page for a recent version of IDLE is here:
http://www.hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~dyoo/python/idle_intro
The following pages have additional documentation that you'll find useful, but they are based on earlier versions:
• http://www.ai.uga.edu/mc/idle/index.html (based on IDLE 1.0.2)
• http://www.python.org/idle/doc (based on IDLE 0.5)
Clever Python Shell features
Here are a couple of time-saving features of IDLE's Python Shell:
• Putting your insertion point or cursor in a line of code and pressing Enter inserts a copy of the code on a new line for editing.
• Typing the opening parenthesis for a function call or method call pops up a small box with a helpful tip or a list of expected arguments.
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