MacPython applet problem

[boris m]

I am running Python 2.3 on Mac OS 10.3. 

My problem is that applets don't seem to work. If I run a python
script in the terminal, everything is fine. If I run the same script
as an applet, nothing happens. The applet starts up, but dies after a
second or two.

I used applets quite frequently unter OS9 and never had a problem with
them. Has anyone any idea why applets on OS X don't work the way they
did in OS 9?

Thanks in advance,
Boris