“Edit with IDLE” option missing from context menu

Question

I have Python 2.7.5 that installed with ArcGIS 10.2.2. When I first right-clicked a .py script I\'d previously written it listed the \"Edit with IDLE\" option in the contex

Answer 1

Adding a little more detail to Teodorico Levoff's answer for those who need a little more explanation, like myself.

Open a text editor, such as Notepad, and copy/paste the following, but be sure to modify the paths to pythonw.exe and idle.pyw so that they match the paths in your own system:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Python.File\shell\Edit with IDLE\command]
@="\"C:\Python27\pythonw.exe\" \"C:\Python27\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw\" -e \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Python.NoConFile\shell\Edit with IDLE\command]
@="\"C:\Python27\pythonw.exe\" \"C:\Python27\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw\" -e \"%1\""

Save this text file as idle.reg in the Python27 folder, so you now have a file that resembles this (with your own file path, of course):

C:\Python27\idle.reg

Right-click the idle.reg file, and in the context menu, click Merge. A couple instructions may appear or notices that require a Yes or Continue that I selected. In the end, my .py files give me the option to "Edit in IDLE" again.

I hope these explanations are helpful. Big thank you to those who've solved this problem before and shared there solutions.