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Re: the python shell window is already executing a command

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On 9/16/2014 10:17 PM, Seymore4Head wrote:
> I have googled for a solution to this problem.  None I have tried
> worked.
>
> I have a very short program that runs for a count of 20 and ends.
> What I do is click on the IDLE window and without making any changes I
> just hit f5 to rerun the program.

Do you mean click on the Idle editor window?

> Sometimes I get the error "the python shell window is already
> executing a command" and sometimes not.
>
> I am using XP and Python 3.4.1.
>
> Is there a way to rerun a program without getting this error?

Normally, hitting f5 kills the previous process if it is still running 
and starts the one in the editor.  Please post a minimal program that 
exhibits the problem.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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the python shell window is already executing a command Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-09-16 22:17 -0400
  Re: the python shell window is already executing a command Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-09-17 04:02 -0400
    Re: the python shell window is already executing a command Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-09-17 11:55 -0400
      Re: the python shell window is already executing a command Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-09-17 18:56 -0400
        Re: the python shell window is already executing a command Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-09-17 21:34 -0400
          Re: the python shell window is already executing a command Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-09-17 23:50 -0400
            Re: the python shell window is already executing a command Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-09-18 11:24 -0400
              Re: the python shell window is already executing a command Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-09-18 15:05 -0400
                Re: the python shell window is already executing a command Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@Hotmail.invalid> - 2014-09-18 15:58 -0400
              Re: the python shell window is already executing a command Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-09-19 12:51 +1000
              Re: the python shell window is already executing a command Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-09-19 15:43 -0400
              Re: the python shell window is already executing a command Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-09-20 05:47 +1000
  Re: the python shell window is already executing a command Tony the Tiger <tony@tiger.invalid> - 2014-09-18 16:50 +0000

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