Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail 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; 'python,': 0.01; 'python.': 0.04; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'installed.': 0.07; 'received:verizon.net': 0.07; 'terry': 0.07; 'python': 0.08; 'functioning': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229.12': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'received:lo.gmane.org': 0.09; 'uninstalled': 0.09; 'files.': 0.09; 'am,': 0.12; 'entries': 0.15; '2.5.2': 0.16; 'pinned': 0.16; 'reedy': 0.16; 'win7': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'jan': 0.19; 'file,': 0.21; '(usually': 0.23; '2.4': 0.23; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.23; 'shell': 0.24; 'guess': 0.25; 'anyway.': 0.28; 'fine.': 0.28; 'idle': 0.28; 'looks': 0.28; 'turned': 0.30; 'subject:same': 0.30; 'ago': 0.30; 'installed': 0.30; 'explorer': 0.32; 'usually': 0.32; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.32; 'this.': 0.33; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.33; 'header:X -Complaints-To:1': 0.33; 'install': 0.34; 'especially': 0.34; 'however,': 0.34; 'stopped': 0.35; 'problem.': 0.36; 'file': 0.36; 'machine': 0.37; 'reference': 0.37; 'received:org': 0.37; 'menu': 0.38; 'open': 0.38; 'run': 0.38; 'initially': 0.38; 'window': 0.38; "it's": 0.39; 'subject:: ': 0.39; 'under': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'files': 0.40; 'behind': 0.40; 'laptop,': 0.67; 'click': 0.80; 'good-bye': 0.84; 'open,': 0.91 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Terry Reedy Subject: Re: Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7 Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:12:44 -0500 References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-74-109-121-73.phlapa.fios.verizon.net User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:8.0) Gecko/20111105 Thunderbird/8.0 In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 25 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1321567986 news.xs4all.nl 6845 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:42035 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:15837 On 11/17/2011 11:55 AM, W. eWatson wrote: > 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. > > 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. I installed 3.3.2 on a new Win 7 machine and Edit with IDLE works fine. However, I almost never use that with Explorer to open files. I have IDLE pinned to the task bar so it is one click to start. If I edit a file, I want to run it, so I want a shell window open anyway. I usually open files to edit with the first three entries under the File menu: New File, Open, or Recent Files. Once I open a file in a particular directory (usually with Recent Files), Open initially looks for files in the same directory, which is usually what I want. So say hello again to Python, especially Python 3. -- Terry Jan Reedy