Have you ever edited a code, and did not know exactly which block you were closing? Or didn't know exactly even in which block you were? This extension solves this problem, by adding a few lines (3 by default) above the IDLE edit box, which show you exactly where you are in your code. For example, you may be editing a code with three indentation levels (has three tabs on its left), but to find the reason for this - to find what is the meaning of your block - you have to scroll upwards a long distance. CodeContext will add three lines of text above your edit box, so your editing window will look like this: ---------------------------------- Class MyClass: def myMethod(self, arg1, arg2): <- auto-updated if something_happens: ---------------------------------- i += 1 print "hello" <- You edit here ... ---------------------------------- So you can know that i is incremented by 1, in the method myMethod of class MyClass, and only if something_happens. To make this extension work, you have to put the attached file, CodeContext.py, in your IDLE directory, and add these lines to config-extensions.def: ---------------------------------- [CodeContext] enable=1 numlines=3 bgcolor=LightGray fgcolor=Black ---------------------------------- A note to KBK: I think this extension can go into the Python distribution. If you don't like it, or if you want a testing period, you can put "enable=0" instead of "enable=1". In this way, most users will not even know CodeContext exists, but "power users" will be able to put "enable=1" and have CodeContext if they like it (- I like it). Best wishes, Noam Raphael