Hello,
I installed the latest Rasbian released last month on my RPi 3 B+. Everything works fine but I can't find IDLE in the programming menu. The python version on my pi is currently 3.7.3. I can run the code through Thonny Python IDE or Terminal. Does anyone know how to add IDLE into the programming menu? I attached a picture of my programming menu.
Thank you!
Re: Missing Python 3 Idle in the Programming Menu
It was removed from the default Raspbian image but it is still in the repo. Try running "sudo apt install idle".
Re: Missing Python 3 Idle in the Programming Menu
Or you can use Geany that is set up for Python 3 and is the one going forward the Foundation will be promoting and supporting.
Re: Missing Python 3 Idle in the Programming Menu
I thought it was Thonny they were promoting?
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Re: Missing Python 3 Idle in the Programming Menu
This is a problem in a school I visit where they still have some older Pis which work perfectly well with IDLE3, but are unusable with Thonny. I thought the aim was to maintain backwards comparability ?
PeterO
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Interests: C,Python,PIC,Electronics,Ham Radio (G0DZB),1960s British Computers.
"The primary requirement (as we've always seen in your examples) is that the code is readable. " Dougie Lawson
Re: Missing Python 3 Idle in the Programming Menu
This removal (IDLE3) is not listed in the Raspbian Release Notes, unlike the Python2 IDLE which is noted as removed.
Perhaps it is a Raspbian Buster packaging error/oversight/bug that should be added to the mega Buster Bugs list?
Perhaps it is a Raspbian Buster packaging error/oversight/bug that should be added to the mega Buster Bugs list?
Re: Missing Python 3 Idle in the Programming Menu
I'm sure I've read it is a deliberate (re)move(al).
PeterO
Discoverer of the PI2 XENON DEATH FLASH!
Interests: C,Python,PIC,Electronics,Ham Radio (G0DZB),1960s British Computers.
"The primary requirement (as we've always seen in your examples) is that the code is readable. " Dougie Lawson
Interests: C,Python,PIC,Electronics,Ham Radio (G0DZB),1960s British Computers.
"The primary requirement (as we've always seen in your examples) is that the code is readable. " Dougie Lawson
Re: Missing Python 3 Idle in the Programming Menu
Yes it has been removed, but easily reinstalled if you need it. Thonny is indeed the replacement.
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Re: Missing Python 3 Idle in the Programming Menu
You see the inconsistency though ? You use "we need to maintain one kernel for all models" as justification for not going 64bit, then you ignore the needs of users with the older models by obscuring software they need.
PeterO
Discoverer of the PI2 XENON DEATH FLASH!
Interests: C,Python,PIC,Electronics,Ham Radio (G0DZB),1960s British Computers.
"The primary requirement (as we've always seen in your examples) is that the code is readable. " Dougie Lawson
Interests: C,Python,PIC,Electronics,Ham Radio (G0DZB),1960s British Computers.
"The primary requirement (as we've always seen in your examples) is that the code is readable. " Dougie Lawson
Re: Missing Python 3 Idle in the Programming Menu
... and further obscure the issue by not documenting it.
[There are explicit mentions of IDLE (ie the Python2 version) being removed, but not IDLE3. An unfortunate oversight.]
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Re: Missing Python 3 Idle in the Programming Menu
I instal Buster 2019-07-10 version.
Yes the python idle3 is not on desktop on first startup but:
sudo apt-get install idle3
restore it
And you can see and start it from desktop menu programming.
From Terminal use:
idle-python3.7
to start it
Work for me on Pi3B+
Yes the python idle3 is not on desktop on first startup but:
sudo apt-get install idle3
restore it
And you can see and start it from desktop menu programming.
From Terminal use:
idle-python3.7
to start it
Work for me on Pi3B+
Re: Missing Python 3 Idle in the Programming Menu
@trejan worked perfectly for me, I had the exact same problem. Thank you very much
Re: Missing Python 3 Idle in the Programming Menu
Though You can run python perfectly on Thonny or Mu, But You can't Install a library.
Re: Missing Python 3 Idle in the Programming Menu
@Berniedu24 Work for me by isntalling it and it was shown inside the menu already.. thanks