Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!newsfeed.freenet.ag!news2.euro.net!209.197.12.246.MISMATCH!nx02.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!novia!news-out.readnews.com!transit3.readnews.com!panix!gordon From: John Gordon Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:39:56 +0000 (UTC) Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: panix3.panix.com X-Trace: reader1.panix.com 1321551596 10238 166.84.1.3 (17 Nov 2011 17:39:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:39:56 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: nn/6.7.3 Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:15827 In "W. eWatson" writes: > Months ago 2.5.2 stopped functioning on my Win7 PC, so a few days ago I > uninstalled and installed. Same problem. If one right-clicks on a py > file, IDLE is not shown in the menu as Edit with IDLE. After playing > with matters I gave up, and uninstalled 2.5.2 and turned to 2.7.2. Same > results. I'm not sure I'd describe the lack of IDLE in a context menu as "python not functioning". > If I look at a 2.4 install on my laptop, I get the desired reference to > Edit with IDLE. > My guess is that Win 7 is behind this. If so, it's good-bye Python. It was working originally, right? So the problem can't really just be Win 7. Can you add IDLE manually to the associated applications list? -- John Gordon A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs gordon@panix.com B is for Basil, assaulted by bears -- Edward Gorey, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies"