Sounds like you want a basic Python IDE. Never used Python myself. But a quick search looks like Eric for Linux Mint might be a good one to try.
http://eric-ide.python-projects.org/ On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Ben Donohue <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm trying to get my kids into programming... (I'm not a programmer by the > way)... > > anyway Linux Mint has Python installed. > > If I type python at the shell prompt I get a python >>> > > However I'd like something that they can type the program in and another > window opens and displays their program running... or something like that. > > (Yes I'm a complete noob at this.) > > Is there such a beast or what is something that I can get the kids started > on... python-wise...? > > Thanks, > Ben > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: > http://slug.org.au/faq/**mailinglists.html<http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html> > -- Kind Regards, Christopher Barnes e. [email protected] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
