import os.path import sys # Enable running IDLE with idlelib in a non-standard location. # This was once used to run development versions of IDLE. # Because PEP 434 declared idle.py a public interface, # removal should require deprecation. idlelib_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))) if idlelib_dir not in sys.path: sys.path.insert(0, idlelib_dir) from idlelib.PyShell import main # This is subject to change main()