IDLE - an Integrated DeveLopment Environment for Python

Version 0.6 of IDLE was released as part of the Python 1.6 alpha release cycle, see the Python 1.6 information page.

Here is IDLE release 0.5:

• idle-0.5.tgz - download as a gzipped tar file
• idle05.zip - download as a zip archive
• idle-0.5/ - browse the source code
• documentation - by Darly Harms (frames, no frames, zip file)

• README file
• What's new?
• What's missing?
• Detailed change log
• Standard Python Copyright

If you want to contribute to IDLE, please join the IDLE-dev mailing list for IDLE developers. This is where we set priorities and hash out designs.

If you're interested in IDLE, you may also be interested in the EDU-SIG - a Special Interest Group on the use of Python in Education. IDLE receives an occasional mention there.