No syntax colouring in IDLE (non-interpreter)

[Edrihan]

Well, I just started with Python, but I know some other languages (C++, Actionscript, ..)

I was reading a beginners tutorial on IDLE and I like it but in the example he gave, there was syntax colouring in the window that doesn't have the '>>>' at the beginning of lines. In mine, it's all black. (Sorry that I don't know Python terminology) Am I just missing an option of something? Also, if someone could point me in the direction of good beginners' tutorials that would be sweet.

 

[soulpumpkin]

Don't think IDLE has color coding. However, there is a win32 extension editor you can download from python.org that has IDLE built in. That's color coded, and the editor is nice as well.

Soul Pumpkin

 

[rzs0502]

On Linux/Unix, if you type python, you enter the interpreter.
If you type idle, with X, you get a GUI interpreter.
File, New will open a blank worksheet which will have syntax highlighting and autocompletion etc.
You can also use other editors like jed (but no auto completion)
Check

http://www.python.org/moin/PythonEditors

for others


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