I just started learning python (version: 2.7.1), and I have tried using IDLE and NOTEPAD++. However, both have quite major issues.
IDLE:
Everything works perfectly if I right click on a .py file, and select "edit with IDLE." A python shell/IDLE window comes up, with the prewritten code inside.
However, it's extremely difficult for me to start up a blank IDLE screen.
Whenever I click on the IDLE shortcut--found in the Python folder--a Windows installer window comes up, and starts "installing" Python 2.7.1.
The same things occurs again and again no matters how many times the thing has been "installed."
And if I directly open IDLE (at C:\Python27\Lib\idlelib\idle.py), a black command line screen springs up, and the python shell window only appears after a few seconds.
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Notepad++:
To run a python program in notepad++, I followed the instructions found here.
Everything works well, except that the directories for file IO become messed up. Usually you can just specify a file name, and the file will be created/opened in the same directory as the python program. But with notepad++, I have had to specify the entire path of the file for fileIO to work.
Does anyone know how to fix either of the above problems?
Thanks.
