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| From | Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: Installation Successful, but pythonw and idle doesn't function |
| Date | 2015-08-05 21:31 -0400 |
| References | <mailman.1245.1438807197.3674.python-list@python.org> <2089419.rtOe05Tiyo@PointedEars.de> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.1259.1438824676.3674.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On 8/5/2015 6:09 PM, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote: > Rick Smith wrote: >> I also attempted to run "idle", with the following results: >> >> C: > \Users\judy\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35-32\Lib\idlelib>idle.py >> ** IDLE can't import Tkinter. >> Your Python may not be configured for Tk. ** Rick, can you run python? What happens with 'import tkinter'? > I do not know IDLE well (if at all after all this time). Make sure that you > have installed the prerequisites. A Windows install should install tkinter and Idle together. > But it strikes me as odd to run a GUI- > based application from the Windows command shell. This is the right thing to do when there is a problem, as some error messages get delivered to the console. The prime example is the above. If Idle cannot import tkinter, it cannot use a tkinter message box. > Is there not an icon that you can use instead to run it? In the start menu, but that error message would not appear. -- Terry Jan Reedy
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Installation Successful, but pythonw and idle doesn't function "Rick Smith" <python@activemail.us> - 2015-08-05 16:12 +0000
Re: Installation Successful, but pythonw and idle doesn't function Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-08-06 00:09 +0200
Re: Installation Successful, but pythonw and idle doesn't function Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-08-06 00:14 +0200
Re: Installation Successful, but pythonw and idle doesn't function Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-08-05 21:31 -0400
Re: Installation Successful, but pythonw and idle doesn't function Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-08-06 08:56 +0200
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