Python 1.5.2 and IDLE

[boulderlin at my-deja.com]

subject: Python 1.5.2 and IDLE

Hi,

I am learning Python.  I am running SuSE linux 6.4.
When I type "python" at the command prompt I could
get the basic interactive mode with the usual ">>>"
prompt, and I could also confirm that the version
I have is Python 1.5.2 (#1, Mar 11 2000).

The problem is that I could not start the IDLE mode.
When I type "idle" at the shell (not the python) prompt
I got "command not found" error.  I ran "whereis idle"
and it found nothing.

>From what I read, e.g., "The Quick Python Book" by Harms
and McDonald, the IDLE should come with Python 1.5.2
and, as long as the relevant Tcl/Tk tool is installed,
one should be able to run it without much futher effort.
My experience seems to suggest this is not the case.
By the way, I did select the relevant Tcl/Tk package
for Python during Linux installation.

Searching through the files on my system I found only the
following directory
    /usr/doc/packages/python/Tools/idle
containing files such as idle.py that resemble what I am
looking for.  However none of them are executables, and
they are in a /doc directory that is normally NOT searched
anyway.

I am afraid that there is one (or two) step of configuration
or compilation I have yet to do to get the IDLE to work,
but what is that step?  Any helpful suggestios/hints are
greatly appreciated.

yizi xu


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