Install IDLE for Python 2 & 3

# Install IDLE for Python 2 & 3


Python 2 IDLE

sudo apt-get install idle


Now to run Idle type in terminal

idle  name_of_script.py

or to start a blank shell type in

idle



----> The above will install IDLE for python2 only so for Python3 type the instructions accordingly below.



Python 3 IDLE install instructions


sudo apt-get install idle3


Now to run Idle using python3 environment type in terminal

idle3  name_of_script.py

or to start a blank shell type in

idle3