[Edu-sig] mac python graphics

[Andrew Harrington]

Thanks, Juhn.  I had somehow missed the latest version.
What complications does the single threading bring?

On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 12:19 PM, John Zelle <john.zelle at wartburg.edu> wrote:

>  Andrew,
>
> We have numerous students and faculty here who are successfully using
> graphics.py with OSX Lion. The main problem for them was getting the
> ActiveState Tcl/Tk fix, but it sounds like you have already done that. If
> IDLE is running, there is no reason that the graphics package should give
> you difficulties.
>
> I have two quick suggestions. First make sure you have the latest version
> of the graphics library available from my python page:
> http://mcsp.wartburg.edu/zelle/python. You probably do have it, as it has
> not been updated in quite a while. The important thing is that you need the
> unthreaded iteration of the library.
>
> Second, make sure that every graphics program shuts down properly by
> executing window.close(). If your processes are hanging up on program
> termination, this could be the issue. It is not sufficient to simply have
> the Python program quit.
>
> If neither of these addresses your issue, then I would appreciate it if
> you would send me a slightly more detailed report letting me know exactly
> what version of python and Tcl/Tk you are running and providing a simple
> example program that causes freeze up along with a description of exactly
> how it locks up.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --John
>
> John Zelle, PhD
> Professor of Computer Science
> Wartburg College
>
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> *From:* edu-sig-bounces+john.zelle=wartburg.edu at python.org[edu-sig-bounces+john.zelle=
> wartburg.edu at python.org] on behalf of Andrew Harrington [aharrin at luc.edu]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 07, 2011 11:45 AM
> *To:* edu-sig at python.org
> *Subject:* [Edu-sig] mac python graphics
>
>  I just got my first Mac.  I know issues with Mac graphics have been
> discussed before, but I'm not sure what is relevant with OSX Lion.
>
>  With the active state Tcl and the standard python.org python and idle
> appears fine.
> Still if I try running a Zelle graphic program inside or outside idle I
> get a freeze.
>
>  The massive installation through MacPorts, that uses X11 for graphics
> makes my Zelle graphics library Tk based programs  work fine, but the X11
> version of Idle has many of the common keyboard shortcuts not working, and
> is (intensionally) not the standard Apple menu setup.
>
>  What am I missing?
>
>  Thanks,
> --
> Dr. Andrew N. Harrington
>   Computer Science Department
>   Loyola University Chicago
> Lakeshore office in the Math Department: 205 Loyola Hall
> http://www.cs.luc.edu/~anh
> Phone: 773-915-7999
> Fax:    312-915-7998
> aharrin at luc.edu
>
>
>


-- 
Dr. Andrew N. Harrington
  Computer Science Department
  Loyola University Chicago
Lakeshore office in the Math Department: 205 Loyola Hall
http://www.cs.luc.edu/~anh
Phone: 773-915-7999
Fax:    312-915-7998
aharrin at luc.edu
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