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Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE.

From Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Subject Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE.
Date 2011-11-22 17:50 -0500
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On 11/22/2011 1:01 PM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:

>> c:\Python32 Start in, and for Target: Python 3.2.2 (64-bit)
>
> 	Which tells me that the TARGET field is garbaged,

The above is exactly what my IDLE shortcut target field says, and it 
works fine.

> since THAT is what specifies the program (and arguments)
 > that has to be run when the shortcut is double-clicked.

It would be nice if it DID show all that info.

> Try editing the target field to read (presuming the 3.x branch of
> Python keeps the same library structure):
>
> c:\python32\lib\idlelib\idle.bat
>
> save the change, and then select the short-cut to see if it runs.

Target for the .msi created shortcut cannot be edited, even as admin.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-21 08:39 -0800
  Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Andrea Crotti <andrea.crotti.0@gmail.com> - 2011-11-21 17:12 +0000
  Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Cousin Stanley <cousinstanley@gmail.com> - 2011-11-21 17:52 +0000
  Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-11-21 11:21 -0800
    Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-22 07:57 -0800
      Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-11-22 10:01 -0800
        Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2011-11-23 14:16 +0200
          Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-11-23 10:21 -0800
      Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-11-22 17:50 -0500
  Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-11-21 18:07 -0500
    Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-11-22 08:12 -0800
  Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2011-11-21 19:00 -0800
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      Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Andrea Crotti <andrea.crotti.0@gmail.com> - 2011-11-22 19:15 +0000
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  Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Alan Meyer <ameyer2@yahoo.com> - 2011-11-22 13:55 -0500
    Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Alan Meyer <ameyer2@yahoo.com> - 2011-11-22 14:29 -0500
      Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-11-22 12:05 -0800
        Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Alan Meyer <ameyer2@yahoo.com> - 2011-11-22 22:45 -0500
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                Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Matt Joiner <anacrolix@gmail.com> - 2011-11-24 09:58 +1100
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                Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Alexander Kapps <alex.kapps@web.de> - 2011-11-25 00:18 +0100
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                Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-11-24 20:06 -0500
                Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-11-25 04:37 +0000
                Re: What I do and do not know about installing Python on Win 7 with regard to IDLE. Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-11-24 20:49 -0800
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