standard IDE in python 3000 (or beyond)? *semi-newbie*

[Brendan Kohler]

"mike kreiner" <mike.kreiner at gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Are there any plans for developing a standard IDE for python that's
> included with the python installation? I found information about other
> IDE's elsewhere online, but couldn't even find any mention of this
> possibility.
>
> I'm still relatively new to Python--I switched over from VB--and I
> found it difficult to learn python without an IDE. Most experienced
> programmers I know started out using Emacs or another text editor, and
> are very happy with that; however, I found it difficult to put all the
> pieces (like GUI, etc.) together myself. i tried many of the free IDEs,
> but was dissatisfied (VS is tough to beat in my opinion, much better
> than the average m$ application *plz don't flame*). although it'd be a
> difficult undertaking, i think an IDE would be a tremendous boost for
> python in terms of gaining support in education and the business
> community. has anyone else discussed this? does anyone know the BDFL's
> stance? thanks.
>
> ~mike
>

That would be something called IDLE, which is included with python already.