Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!rt.uk.eu.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!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.': 0.02; 'subject:Windows': 0.02; 'subject:IDLE': 0.04; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'report.': 0.07; 'skip:\\ 20': 0.07; "'python": 0.09; 'reinstall': 0.09; 'uninstalled': 0.09; 'works.': 0.09; 'cc:addr :python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'bug': 0.12; '2.7': 0.14; 'windows': 0.15; '(it': 0.16; 'advance!': 0.16; 'cmd': 0.16; 'effect.': 0.16; 'firewalls,': 0.16; 'happily': 0.16; 'idle.': 0.16; 'subject:3.3': 0.16; 'subject:after': 0.16; 'subject:run': 0.16; 'uninstall': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'file,': 0.19; 'work,': 0.20; 'command': 0.22; 'feb': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'install': 0.23; 'installation': 0.23; 'load': 0.23; 'instead.': 0.24; 'decide': 0.24; 'together.': 0.24; 'versions': 0.24; 'file.': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'supported': 0.26; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'installed': 0.27; 'tried': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'generally': 0.29; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'went': 0.31; "skip:' 10": 0.31; 'dialog': 0.31; 'disabled': 0.31; 'loads': 0.31; 'python2.7': 0.31; 'python.org': 0.32; 'option': 0.32; 'run': 0.32; 'open': 0.33; 'one,': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'disk': 0.36; 'idle': 0.36; 'machine.': 0.36; 'next': 0.36; 'thanks': 0.36; 'too': 0.37; 'version,': 0.38; 'window': 0.38; 'previous': 0.38; 'that,': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'how': 0.40; 'easy': 0.60; 'here': 0.66; 'results': 0.69; 'carefully': 0.74; 'click': 0.77; 'saw': 0.77; 'briefly,': 0.84; 'closes': 0.84; 'adventure': 0.91; 'panel.': 0.91; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=eVomcGL87pyc7IKqaHlBSWLffWO/nnV1PRq2KZa0evU=; b=PtUsy1P+Phu5yMuPSdBXDo8l/BMiwlm7Scx19rgyNKCwGYbxP9+9LmMtKAHYs7jVVc GR9bM/r/vi5e1malRquAYgkO6ykGlZV6zared8zn2PftTrLZo8poCFF+cwwBkg/eip6w F6w/UPha38qZAuw1KL+ivttrbYlGXsqbU/VH2GSdUnMwh04VLaKX5V5U055kSwA+95P/ OkyjXYoM1UjQ0RkMienEiLg1+E9twQxJmeAPQ+F4volJwjKQVcC5y2juFJKvjzrd4noS kVIFZj6EXkjcxg2B5rqCEte9nc6rimHE2fSli4yWll6dJD0IfutE7BWQ+1BZjHsuFoNv 8+fw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.182.74.137 with SMTP id t9mr3720380obv.79.1392862268078; Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:11:08 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <704f5dde-49df-4c75-8215-5c59650d15c7@googlegroups.com> References: <704f5dde-49df-4c75-8215-5c59650d15c7@googlegroups.com> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 21:11:08 -0500 Subject: Re: IDLE won't run after installing Python 3.3 in Windows From: David Robinow Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 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: 30 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1392862277 news.xs4all.nl 2830 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:60800 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:66729 On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 9:56 AM, wrote: > The next adventure in Python was to install Python 3 into a Windows XP ma= chine. I had a previous 2.7 installation that I uninstalled and carefully r= emoved all traces of from the directory and the registry. It is not necessary to uninstall previous versions of Python. They can live happily together. Not only does it work, it's a supported configuration. That's what the launcher is for. Mucking with the registry is generally inadvisable. It's too easy to make a mistake. If you do decide to uninstall a Python version, do it through the Control Panel. If that results in problems, submit a bug report. > I got the 'python-3.3.3.msi' from Python.org and installed it. From a com= mand window I can run 'python' and I get the Python prompt. I have several = Python programs on the machine. If I right click o one, I have the option o= f 'Edit in IDLE'. If I do that, the disk light blinks briefly, and then not= hing. So I went into the \python33\lib\idlelib directory and from a CMD win= dow, ran 'python idle.py'. That loads IDLE. but when I ask IDLE to load a f= ile, it navigates to a FileOpen dialog and then closes everything when I ac= tually open the file. I then tried the same thing but used 'pythonw' instea= d. Same deal. > > I also saw some other threads here about how Python can get befuddled by = firewalls, so I disabled that with no effect. > > Any suggestions? Thanks in advance! I would reinstall Python2.7 and then reinstall Python3.3. That may straighten out your registry. (It may not) Let us know if that works.