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IDLE

Summary

IDLE is a software library[1]. IDLE ranks in the top 10% of software_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • IDLE's image is recorded as Python's IDLE.png[3].
  • IDLE's instance of is recorded as software library[4].
  • IDLE's instance of is recorded as integrated development environment[5].
  • IDLE's instance of is recorded as free software[6].
  • Eric Idle is named after IDLE[7].
  • IDLE's developer is recorded as Guido van Rossum[8].
  • IDLE's copyright license is recorded as Python Software Foundation License[9].
  • IDLE's programmed in is recorded as Python[10].
  • IDLE's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[11].
  • IDLE's software version identifier is recorded as 2.7[12].
  • IDLE's software version identifier is recorded as 3.6.7[13].
  • IDLE's software version identifier is recorded as 3.7.2[14].
  • IDLE's software version identifier is recorded as 3.7.3[15].
  • IDLE's software version identifier is recorded as 3.11.0[16].
  • IDLE's software version identifier is recorded as 3.12.9[17].
  • IDLE's part of is recorded as CPython[18].
  • IDLE's Commons category is recorded as IDLE[19].
  • +1998-12-22T00:00:00Z marks the founding of IDLE[20].
  • IDLE's publication date is recorded as +1998-12-22T00:00:00Z[21].
  • IDLE's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qrxkt[22].
  • IDLE's official website is recorded as https://python.org/idle[23].
  • IDLE's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/python/cpython/tree/master/Lib/idlelib[24].
  • IDLE's source code repository URL is recorded as https://hg.python.org/cpython/file/tip/Lib/idlelib[25].
  • IDLE's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/python-idle[26].
  • IDLE's GitHub account is recorded as python[27].

Body

Geography

IDLE's part of is recorded as CPython[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include software library[4], integrated development environment[5], and free software[6].

History and Context

+1998-12-22T00:00:00Z marks the founding of IDLE[20]. Eric Idle is named after IDLE[7].

Why It Matters

IDLE ranks in the top 10% of software_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).[2] IDLE has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

cross-platform Eric Idle free software Guido van Rossum Python

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . python.org. python.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . python.org. python.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . blog.python.org. blog.python.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . blog.python.org. blog.python.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . docs.python.org. Retrieved . docs.python.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). IDLE. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/idle
MLA “IDLE.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/idle.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_idle_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{IDLE}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/idle}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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