[Tutor] Python on Ubuntu 10.10?

[Corey Richardson]

On 01/14/2011 08:17 PM, Joel Knoll wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am new to programming and to Python.  I've been using Python with IDLE
> on Windows Vista for a few weeks now. 
> (And I'm loving it!)  However, I'm thinking about switching to Ubuntu
> 10.10.  If I download Ubuntu, will I still be able to use the
> IDLE environment?  I am really quite fond of it (mostly because it's
> what I know!).  To use Python in Ubuntu,
> will I have to do any additional downloading, or do Python and IDLE come
> built in and ready to use? 
> 
> Thanks for your time,
> 
> JC Knoll
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Tutor maillist  -  Tutor at python.org
> To unsubscribe or change subscription options:
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

Python (2.6.6) comes default with Ubuntu IIRC. You'll need to:
sudo apt-get install idle
to download and install Idle, but it does all the lifting for you.