IDLE - an Integrated DeveLopment Environment for Python

A stable version of IDLE is now being distributed with each Python distribution. Unix users check the Tools/idle subdirectory of the source distribution; Windows users look under Start -> Programs -> Python -> IDLE.

A new, experimental version of IDLE developmment is going on at SourceForge; see the IDLE fork homepage.

Here's some IDLE documentation, written by Daryl Harms.

Danny Yoo wrote an extremely gentle introduction to IDLE: One Day of IDLE Toying.

If you want to contribute to IDLE, please join the IDLE-dev mailing list for IDLE developers. This is where we set priorities and hash out designs.

If you're interested in IDLE, you may also be interested in the EDU-SIG - a Special Interest Group on the use of Python in Education. IDLE receives an occasional mention there.