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From Al Lukaszewski, Former About.com Guide to Python

Python's IDE: Python 2.5's IDLE Now With Syntax Help

Friday December 15, 2006
As you doubtless know, Python comes with its own integrated development environment (IDE). It is called IDLE, short for Integrated DeveLopment Environment. While it has always had a lot of unique helps for the Python programmer (class browser, syntax highlighting, etc.), it now comes with pop-up syntax suggestion help. If you know the statement but forget the precise syntax, IDLE will now suggest it to you.
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