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On 3/22/2016 8:49 AM, Bob Gailer wrote:
> On Mar 21, 2016 5:40 PM, "Peter Pearson" <pkpearson@nowhere.invalid> wrote:

>>> i have currently installed Python,

What version, on what system?

>>> and im Reading this book which
>>> tells me i have to have IDLE, but i cant find it on my computer. do i
>>> need to install it? and if so where do/can i find it.?

> I believe IDLE is part of the Python distribution. Do a search for idle
> from the python directory.

On Windows, the installer has a checkbox, default checked, to install 
tcl/tk, tkinter, and idle.  There is an IDLE icon in the Python x.y 
group in the Start menu.

I don't know the details for other systems.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy