[Courses] [python] Using IDLE

[Ivan Avery Frey]

On 25/06/11 18:59, Kathryn Marks wrote:
> I have IDLE on my little Windows netbook.  I like how you can easily run a
> program while in IDLE.
>
> I think I scared myself off of installing python when it's already on my mac
> mini (snow leopard), which incidentally gives you the option to run a .py file
> with either 2.5 or 2.6.
>
> Right now I'm using TextWrangler, saving to a specific dropbox directory and
> then right clicking and running.
>
> Ivan, is it difficult to install python on a mac from their site?

Not too difficult. Your package will be different than mine.

Download the 2nd Mac OS X (64/32bit) package from this page:
http://python.org/download/releases/2.7.2/

Download ActiveTCL 8.5.9.2 by clicking the big blue bar on this site here:
http://www.activestate.com/activetcl/downloads

Ivan.