Python and IDLE

[sark_89]

Hi guys.

I've brought a book to learn python programming:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Python-Progr...eywords=python
I've tried to install python and IDLE onto my kali machine but I'm having no joy. I've searched the forums and people seem to say use the command:
apt-get install idle
but I get a message saying package is not available. I know Kali has python already on the machine and to cover all bases I downloaded and installed the latest version of python from the python site but can;t get the IDLE gui. I would like to get the gui so that I can go through the book and follow the examples within. Any help here would be greatly appreciated. Please don't insult me for being a 'noob' or what have you, yes I am a programming and linux noob but we all need to start somewhere!

Thanks all.

[sark_89]

UPDATE:
I asked a fella at work whos a linux user and we found that I was missing bits a pieces. I thought I'd write down what we did incase anyone else is having simular issues:
In terminal or search through the files:

cd /etc/apt/sources.list

Once here make sure you have the following:

deb http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali main contrib non-free
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.kali.org/kali-security kali/updates main contrib non-free

From there run an update.

I was then able to intall IDLE using apt-get install idle

Hope this helps anyone whos in the same boat.