RE: [Visualpython-users] IDLE problem after installing VPython

[David S. <dsc...@vy...>]

> I had already installed Python2.0 on Windows2000. Now, I downloaded
> VPython and if I now want to open IDLE (both the Python version and the
> VPython version) an empty window appears and not a shell window as it
> did before.  How can I change this back?

Change the target of the shortcut to IDLE you are using from something like

"c:\Python20\pythonw.exe" "c:\Python20\Tools\idle\idle.pyw"

to

"c:\Python20\pythonw.exe" "c:\Python20\Tools\idle\idle.pyw" -t Python

and you will get a shell window instead of an editor.  Or, after starting
IDLE to the editor window, you can get a shell by choosing "Python Shell"
from the Run menu.

Note that the new IDLE makes it so easy to run a program from the editor
(you don't even have to save it) that in many cases you will find it easier
to add a line at a time to your program and hit F5 to re-execute it after
each change than to use the shell.  In particular, it's much easier to
correct mistakes.

Dave