teacher need help!

[Terry Reedy]

On 10/19/2015 4:23 AM, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 10/18/2015 9:32 PM, Storey, Geneva wrote:
>
>> Same issue!  See attached.
> --------
>
>>> Can I suggest you find the turtle.py module in c:\windows\system32,
>>> move it
>>> to somewhere more suitable and try the code again?
>
> This seems strange.  C:/Windows/System32 should only be writable by
> admin users, and even they should have no reason to put random files
> there.  It would certainly be bad practice.  There could be a screw-up
> with some systems.  But we need much more info to say much.

See https://bugs.python.org/issue25450

The 3.5 Python and IDLE ICONS do not specify a start directory, so 
python start in c:\windows\system32 (even for a 64 bit install -- 
whether this is correct or a bug, I do not know).  The solution is to 
add one.  On Win 7, Start Menu, Python 3.5, right click, Properties, 
Shortcut, Start In: add the path to the executable (without 
python(w).exe at the end), which is in the Target line.  BE CAREFUL TO 
NOT INADVERTENTLY EDIT/DELETE THE TARGET.

For Win 10, hides the property dialogs: no Start Menu, only a deformed 
'All apps' list with entries that are NOT icons.  Find Python35, 
Python/IDLE. Either click to run or right click, Pin to Taskbar.  Either 
way, right click on the taskbar icon, right click again, select 
Properties, continue as above.

Fix two for a possible problem.  Go to 
<homedir>/.idlerc/recent-files.lst.  Edit and delete any bad entries.  I 
cannot tell from the report here or tracker if this is needed.  At 
worst, delete the file.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy