IDLE won't start

Dave shuvit at 127.0.0.1
Mon Oct 13 14:15:50 EDT 2003


I just downloaded the new rpm's for Python2.3.2, from
http://www.python.org/2.3.2/rpms.html and installed all five on my Redhat 9
system.  As expected, this leaves the existing Python2.2 in place for all
the system routines which depend on it, and makes the new Python available
in /usr/bin/python2.3.

Unfortunately, IDLE doesn't start anymore.  I see on the main IDLE page
http://www.python.org/idle/ that "Unix users should check the Tools/idle/
subdirectory of the source distribution.", but there is no such directory at
/usr/lib/python2.3/Tools/idle/.

Aha!!  I just found the problem.  The command needs to be 'idle2.3', not
just 'idle'.  This should be noted on the IDLE homepage, along with a
correction about the directory location.  Maybe also in some README files
where users are likely to look, e.g. in /usr/lib/python2.3/Tools/README.

-- Dave






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