idle.py
import os.path
import sys
# Enable running IDLE with idlelib in a non-standard location.
# This was once used to run development versions of IDLE.
# Because PEP 434 declared idle.py a public interface,
# removal should require deprecation.
idlelib_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
if idlelib_dir not in sys.path:
sys.path.insert(0, idlelib_dir)
from idlelib.pyshell import main # This is subject to change
main()