Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: Laura Creighton Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Re: python 3.5.0rc1 problem opening IDLE in windows Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2015 15:47:47 +0100 Lines: 29 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de mXdI0urgzH+OXqLTEaJqEAqBgmV87/7vI2kxIkl1sgog== Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.000 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:IDLE': 0.04; 'shortcut': 0.07; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.09; 'creighton': 0.09; 'received:openend.se': 0.09; 'received:theraft.openend.se': 0.09; 'skip:> 40': 0.09; 'python': 0.10; 'subject:python': 0.14; '*and': 0.16; '>on': 0.16; 'cc:addr:lac': 0.16; 'cc:addr:openend.se': 0.16; 'from:addr:lac': 0.16; 'from:addr:openend.se': 0.16; 'from:name:laura creighton': 0.16; 'idlelib': 0.16; 'message- id:@fido.openend.se': 0.16; 'python),': 0.16; 'received:fido': 0.16; 'received:fido.openend.se': 0.16; 'received:io': 0.16; 'received:psf.io': 0.16; 'subject:windows': 0.16; 'laura': 0.18; 'windows': 0.20; '2015': 0.20; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.20; 'cc:2**1': 0.22; 'do.': 0.22; 'subject:problem': 0.22; 'installation': 0.23; 'dec': 0.23; 'appear': 0.26; 'installed': 0.26; 'fri,': 0.27; 'received:se': 0.29; 'windows,': 0.29; 'cc:no real name:2**1': 0.29; 'window': 0.30; 'post': 0.31; "can't": 0.32; 'screen': 0.32; 'options': 0.33; 'useful': 0.33; 'usually': 0.33; 'idle': 0.33; 'open': 0.33; 'that,': 0.34; 'something': 0.35; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'mac': 0.37; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.37; 'anything': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'some': 0.40; 'header:Message- Id:1': 0.61; 'here.': 0.62; 'night': 0.67; 'flashes': 0.84; 'header:In-reply-to:1': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=openend.se; s=default; t=1449240469; bh=AhLUiuH4tzHUwqzB07gYQAb+e76/57sx2GSTQ1Ir1Ig=; h=To:cc:From:Subject:In-reply-to:References:Date:From; b=hNlN9k08mQs7uTaM7KhU4mGXiFi8hvI+FgAyrToHrYneXNTsIU6kZ7zUor/yWirnN xtnomrRHpLpXmQ9vNfr0/GNbcYmvChNF5RXJXL9dSDig5wCp2HSgZLMD8Sh8nRwLu0 mLVWz6gIetpILPqjeODbT1zk+cxW+bj+bgCVIbLY= In-reply-to: Comments: In-reply-to Nicky Mac message dated "Fri, 04 Dec 2015 11:26:59 +0000." Content-ID: <15622.1449240467.1@fido> X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.3.9 (theraft.openend.se [82.96.5.2]); Fri, 04 Dec 2015 15:47:49 +0100 (CET) X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20+ Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:100003 In a message of Fri, 04 Dec 2015 11:26:59 +0000, Nicky Mac writes: >Dear python team >since windows applied some updates last night to my windows 10 and windows >7 systems, >I can't open anything with IDLE as I usually do. >On windows 10 (64bit with 64bit python), I performed the installation >repair procedure. >* Edit with IDLE does not appear as an installed windows program. >* when I open my usual shortcut to IDLE ( >C:\Python\Python35\Lib\idlelib\idle.py) > something briefly flashes on the screen *and immediately disappears.* >* if I directly open a python program in windows, I get these options (as >usual):- > edit with IDLE (-> python launcher for windows console) > edit with IDLE (-> edit with IDLE (64bit)) - which I always >use, *nothing >happens* > >Any ideas gratefully received!!! >sincerely >Nick "Mac" McElwaine Go to a console window and type python -m idlelib See if you get a useful traceback, and post it here. (If idle just works, tell us that, instead.) Laura Creighton