starting Python IDLE from command line to edit scr

Question

I've tried many variations of this command: idle.py -e filepath, but it simply starts IDLE like normal, not opening any extra windows for editing, and not throwing any errors.

So how can I do the equivalent of opening IDLE, file>open>filepath via the command line (or perhaps even a Python module)?

Answer 1

first make sure you have location of idle in path
I am using "python3.5".So mine looks like this: C:\Program Files\Python35\Lib\idlelib.Yours may differ.
use this following command:idle -r file_name.py to run the file or just idle file_name.py to edit

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or start idle -r file_name.py ^&exit