For those using Anaconda, type idle on windows search bar ("Run or Execute command"). This probably wont work if you didn't install anaconda with environment variables. You can also go to. Anaconda3 folder > Scripts >idle.exe and create a shortcut to you desktop.

Feb 16, 2014 · The easiest way to run a script in IDLE is to use the Open command from the File menu (this may vary a bit depending on which platform you are running) to load your script file into an IDLE editor window and then use the Run-> Run Module command (shortcut F5).

Jun 9, 2017 · IDLE main entry point Run IDLE as python -m idlelib So with python -m idlelib <script_to_edit> you will be able to open and edit the script with idle. I haven't checked with previous versions but it could be the same comand. This is also documented on the changelog of the version 3.3.3

Dec 4, 2024 · at least in windows, I found the idle command not good enough for me, so I make a direct access to classic idle with this destination: C:\Anaconda3\pythonw.exe "C:\Anaconda3\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw". Maybe something similar may work for you –

May 18, 2010 · On my system, running C:\Python26\lib\idlelib\idle.py launches idle from the command prompt. Obviously you will need to adjust your path if your main Python directory isn't C:\Python26\. It looks like you could also launch it via idle.pyw or idle.bat in that same directory.

Jun 29, 2011 · Run IDLE. You will be presented with the "Python Shell" window and a >>> prompt. Click File, New Window. You will be presented with an "Untitled" window for editing a script. Enter your script in the "Untitled" window. In the "Untitled" window, select Run, Run Module (or press F5) to run your script. A dialog "Source Must Be Saved. OK to Save ...

Mar 14, 2013 · It has the signature execfile(<filename>,<globals>,<locals>) and runs the file in the same thread as the current IDLE Session. This method is Python 2 specific. The method the OP is asking for (in a different thread/window) would be to use subprocess to run in a different thread/window. import subprocess #any of these will run the file.

Jan 25, 2016 · This question is, or should be, about how to run pip from a python program. IDLE is not directly relevant to this version of the quesiton. To expand on J. J. Hakala's comment: a command-line such as pip install pillow is split on spaces to become sys.argv. When pip is run as a main module, it calls pip.main(sys.argv[1:]).

Jan 9, 2012 · After you launch idle from the command line (make sure idle shell window has focus), click File, click "New File". A new window opens; this is your editor. Type your program in the editor. Click "File", click "Save As...". Save your file somewhere with any name you choose, and a ".py" extension to the file name. Click "Run", click "Run Module ...

Mar 11, 2013 · You can run multiple instances of IDLE/Python shell at the same time. So open IDLE and run the server code and then open up IDLE again, which will start a separate instance and then run your client code.