1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idle b/Lib/idlelib/idle
index 8638a165b4..131e8d3694 100755
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 
-import PyShell
-PyShell.main()
+try:
+    import idlelib.PyShell
+    idlelib.PyShell.main()
+except:
+    # IDLE is not installed, but maybe PyShell is on sys.path:
+    import PyShell
+    PyShell.main()