I'm using Archlinux and I find I don't need Idle when I'm coding Python.
Here is part of the default PKGBUILD file:
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--enable-shared \
--with-threads \
--with-computed-gotos \
--enable-ipv6 \
--with-valgrind \
--with-system-expat \
--with-dbmliborder=gdbm:ndbm \
--with-system-ffi
ln -sf idle3 "${pkgdir}"/usr/bin/idle
Can I build python without installing Idle?
Thanks in advance.
In the end, it's not possible to install Python without Idle. There are no config switches or other methods to exclude it. Idle can be an extremely valuable tool. I would risk saying that although you don't see a need for it today, it may come in handy in the future.
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