I did end up just installing another copy of python, and I can run idle now. I think I may have done it wrong though, as the ../Tools/idle directory is in my home directory.<BR><BR>Oh well, it works.

You're taking a new programming class this fall, and you don't know anything about code. Python is taught widely in schools, and it's one of the most loved programming languages because it's simple.

And just like Arduino, I have yet to find the killer IDE for Python. Perhaps I just haven’t tried the right one yet, but it could be that I’m just doing Python wrong. For Years I’ve Been IDLE ...