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Running Python's IDLE in windows


I messed up my IDLE shortcut. What is the way to start IDLE from the cmd.exe shell in Windows?


Solution

  • 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.