idle software package provides IDE for Python using Tkinter (default version), you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install idle
idle is installed in your system.
Make ensure the idle package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep idle *
You will get with idle package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Python |
| Package | idle |
| Version | 2.7.11-1 |
| Description | IDE for Python using Tkinter (default version) |
| Sub Section | Python |