Idlex 1.13 : Unable To Located "idlexlib"
I really like IDLE because it's simple and intuitive, not to mention it is lightweight, but one turnoff is its lack of Line Numbers which is very important (for me). I installed Py
Solution 1:
Prerequisites
This solution works on Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS, using
- python3
- idle3
- python3-setuptools
- idlex-1.18.zip
The solution to the issue comes in the form of installing idlex, but there's more to it than that, so I've written the whole process.
Update Repo & Install dependencies
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y idle3 python3-setuptools
Download IDLEx extension package
sudo wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/idlex/files/idlex-1.18.zip -P ~/
Unzip & make idlex hidden
cd ~/
unzip idlex-1.18
mv idlex-1.18 .idlex-1.18
Remove extra directories
rm -rf ~/idlex-1.18 ~/idlex-1.18.zip
Install idlex
cd ~/.idlex-1.18
sudo python3 setup.py install
Ensure Idlex runs
cd ~/.idlex-1.18
python3 idlex.py
Exit the program and proceed to next step.
Create Desktop Shortcut
Setup desktop shortcut for easy access
nano ~/Desktop/idlex.desktop
Paste into the text file:
python3 ~/.idlex-1.18/idlex.py
Press Ctrl+X and type "Y" and enter to save file to desktop.
Make idlex.desktop executable
In terminal, or
sudo chmod +x ~/Desktop/idlex.desktop
Through gnome
Right-click idlex.desktop on your desktop > select "Properties":
- Go to Permissions tab
- Check the box, "Allow executing file as program"
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