[Idle-dev] Save error using tkinter (and IDLE) on macOS Monterey

[Terry Reedy]

On 10/31/2021 12:54 PM, Chris Walden wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am currently using maxOS Monterey version 12.0.1 on a MacBook Pro 14-inch.
> 
> When I do a file save as in Idel I am getting the following error message:  “The save file operation failed. The save file operation failed to connect to the open and save panel service”.

Apple changed something in Monterey that broke tcl/tk and the tcl/tk 
devs and the Python macOS devsare working to catch up.  All tkinter apps 
have this problem.
See https://bugs.python.org/issue44828
and the screenshots attached there.

> How can I address this error message?

According to the bug report, installing the latest 3.8 may
work.  Or revert to Big Sur?

In the future, please try searching the tracker for existing bug reports.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy