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Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7

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On 17/11/2011 20:31, W. eWatson wrote:
> On 11/17/2011 9:39 AM, John Gordon wrote:
>> In<ja3eae$rr$1@dont-email.me> "W. eWatson"<wolftracks@invalid.com>
>> 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".
> Well, yes, and I can run it from the command line.
>>
>>> 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.
> This has been a nagging problem for far too long. I see no reason why a
> simple install should make such a difference with the way I get to IDLE.
> Maybe few people here like IDLE, but for my minimal needs, it's just fine.
>
>>
>> It was working originally, right? So the problem can't really just be
>> Win 7.
> I installed it about April 2010, and it worked for months. I then
> stopped using it until around July 2011. It no longer worked in the IDLE
> sense.
>
> Who really knows?
>
>>
>> Can you add IDLE manually to the associated applications list?
>>
> Tried that by sending it directly to idle.pyw, but then trying to get
> there through the Edit with menu caused a "invalid Win32 app."

Are you trying to associate .pyw with idle.pyw instead of with
pythonw.exe?

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Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-17 08:55 -0800
  Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 ray <ray040123@gmail.com> - 2011-11-18 01:37 +0800
  Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "spartan.the" <spartan.the@gmail.com> - 2011-11-17 09:37 -0800
  Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-11-17 17:39 +0000
    Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-17 12:22 -0800
    Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-17 12:31 -0800
      Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-11-18 07:43 +1100
        Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 Alan Meyer <ameyer2@yahoo.com> - 2011-11-21 17:43 -0500
      Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-11-17 20:59 +0000
        Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-17 16:00 -0800
      Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "spartan.the" <spartan.the@gmail.com> - 2011-11-17 12:46 -0800
        Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-17 15:54 -0800
          Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "Martin P. Hellwig" <martin.hellwig@gmail.com> - 2011-11-18 01:55 +0000
      Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2011-11-17 22:59 -0500
        Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-17 20:21 -0800
          Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 Benjamin Kaplan <benjamin.kaplan@case.edu> - 2011-11-18 00:25 -0500
            Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-18 09:59 -0800
              Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2011-11-20 21:04 -0800
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  Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-11-17 17:12 -0500
    Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-17 16:03 -0800
      Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-11-18 00:24 +0000
        Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-17 20:33 -0800
          Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2011-11-18 13:11 +0000
            Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-18 07:29 -0800
              Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-11-18 17:12 +0000
                Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-11-18 09:19 -0800
                Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-18 09:48 -0800
                Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-18 09:45 -0800
                Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-11-18 17:17 -0800
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    Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-18 07:54 -0800
    Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-18 07:57 -0800

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