On 01/14/2011 08:17 PM, Joel Knoll wrote: > Hello, > > I am new to programming and to Python. I've been using Python with IDLE > on Windows Vista for a few weeks now. > (And I'm loving it!) However, I'm thinking about switching to Ubuntu > 10.10. If I download Ubuntu, will I still be able to use the > IDLE environment? I am really quite fond of it (mostly because it's > what I know!). To use Python in Ubuntu, > will I have to do any additional downloading, or do Python and IDLE come > built in and ready to use? > > Thanks for your time, > > JC Knoll > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Python (2.6.6) comes default with Ubuntu IIRC. You'll need to: sudo apt-get install idle to download and install Idle, but it does all the lifting for you. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor