Okay, is there an alternative to idle-gui for python? :-)

[nymark1]

Hi
I miss IDLE, the gui for programming in python.
I have been looking for it using Synaptic Package Manager, but could´nt find it.
Is it available for PCLinuxOS?
Or is there a similar alternative available?

[nymark1]

I can download the whole package from www.python.org.
But it comes as a "compressed source tarball"
or a "bzipped source tarball", and I  can´t figure out how to install any of them.
Can anyone tell me how?

[Neal ManBear]

Open a terminal and type

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python > type <Enter> and start scripting.

Or install eric and give it a try.

[nymark1]

I tried installing eric.
I don´t think it is working the right way.
When I start it, there is a "glimpse" on the screen, like a window opening and closing really fast.
I will try the terminal way as soon as I come home