C:\Python25\Lib\IDLELIB\idle.pyw won't start

[Anthra Norell]

Duncan Booth wrote:
> Anthra Norell <anthra.norell at bluewin.ch> wrote:
>
>   
>>> Using pythonw.exe will start the program with all error output dumped in
>>> the bit bucket. Running from a command prompt with python.exe will at
>>> least let you see if there are any errors. 
>>>   
>>>       
>> python.exe from the command line works all right in a DOS window. The 
>> problem must be with  idle.pyw. I tried the old idle.pyw (2.4) with the 
>> new python.exe. (2.5) and that didn't work either.
>> What is the bit bucket? If I had a clue, I could go from there. What 
>> puzzles me is that version 2.4 has been working fine and one wouldn't 
>> think that the changes from 2.4 to 2.5 would be so extensive as to cause 
>> a major malfunction. For the time being 2.4 works fine. I'd much prefer 
>> 2.5, though, because it includes the image library (PIL), whereas 2.4 
>> cannot even use it.
>>     
>
> Bit bucket: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_bucket
>
> If you are seeing nothing at all when running it with python.exe instead of 
> pythonw.exe then something bizarre must be happening.
>
> My guess would have been that you had a problem importing something: e.g. 
> if Tkinter isn't installed properly then running Idle under pythonw.exe 
> would exit with an error message but you wouldn't see the error message. 
> However since you don't see an error message when running it with 
> python.exe it isn't that.
>
> Sorry, I'm out of ideas for now.
>
>   
No matter. I'll just keep working with 2.4. The machine is on its way 
out anyway. I have a brand new Dell Latitude E6500 without an operating 
system waiting to be set up with Linux. That'll take some time. Thank 
you for your suggestions.

Frederic