IDLE is not as interactive as Maple

[laser]

In the future, will Python provide programe enviroment like Maple
does? In Maple, you can remove anything unneeded in the editor. And
the code execution order are not necessary in one direction. You can
run any command line on the screen by
push Enter key. These functions gave a lot of flaxibility for users to
start with programming something.
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