Can't find Python idle etc.

[Methos94]

Mk serious n00b problem but I cant find python anywhere in the k menu and i've installed various packages... Oh the joys of being a newb

It's possible that all I have is the packages that let other programs use it but I don't know so I'm looking for which packages I need to use the idle and anything thing else found in the windows version, and then where to find/how to start it.

Thank you all for helping me so far and the many many people that I'm sure will help me in the future

[rfakhrai]

Re: Can't find Python idle etc.

what are you trying to use that requires python? python is a language. and are you on 10.04?

[Methos94]

Re: Can't find Python idle etc.

Yes I'm on 10.4 and I'm trying to get to Idle so I can practice writing in python, I'm trying to learn it

[ubuntuku]

Re: Can't find Python idle etc.

FYI you can enter python and start coding from command line:

ubuntuku@satellite:~$ python
Python 2.6.5 (r265:79063, Apr 16 2010, 13:09:56) 
[GCC 4.4.3] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> print "hello world!"
hello world!
>>>

Install idle:

sudo apt-get install idle

You may also want to install eric ide:

sudo apt-get install eric

[rfakhrai]

Re: Can't find Python idle etc.

sorry that I didn't understand the question! glad someone else helped first. :-X