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Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:48:09 -0400
Subject: Re: How do I access IDLE in Win7
From: Jerry Hill <malaclypse2@gmail.com>
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On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 12:28 PM, W. eWatson <wolftracks@invalid.com> wrote=
:
> If I run cmd.exe and work my way down to =C2=A0.../idlelib, I find nothin=
g but
> idle.bat. strange. Hidden? =C2=A0I can get into line mode by using python=
.exe.
> That is, I can type in print "abc", and get a result.

So, you don't have an idle.py or idle.pyw in C:\Python26\Lib\idlelib\
(or where ever you installed python)?  If not, it sounds to me like
your python installation is screwed up.  I would re-install.

Jerry