[Pythonmac-SIG] IDE, IDLE, extras fail on 10.2.8

[Barry Schiffman]

--- Jack Jansen <Jack.Jansen at cwi.nl> wrote:
> 
> On 4 Jul 2004, at 13:39, Barry Schiffman wrote:
> 
> > I'd be grateful for some insight into a problem
> > getting IDLE and the IDE to work. I'm new to the
> Mac
> > OS, but have access to a dual G4 running 10.2.8.
> >
> > I installed Macpython2.3, and then the extras, so
> that
> > I now have Apple's python along with Macpython2.3.
> 
> I think your problem is that you installed the
> extras on 10.2.8. The 
> Extras are for 10.3 only: Apple-supplied 10.3 Python
> plus the extras 
> more-or-less matches MacPython 2.3 on MacOSX 10.2. I
> thought the 
> installer for the extras had an explicit check that
> it only installed 
> on 10.3, but maybe that somehow didn't work (or did
> it print a warning 
> that you ignored, maybe?).
> 
> Anyway, this is fairly easy to fix:
> - Remove /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework
> - Remove /Applications/MacPython-2.3
> - Re-install MacPython 2.3 for Jaguar.
> 
> Now, the IDE and Package Manager should work (If
> not: report back here 
> with the error you get). Now youu can use the
> Package Manager to 
> install IDLE, if you want it. You'll get an obscure
> error message about 
> TclTkAqua, if you select the "show hidden packages"
> checkmark you'll 
> see this package, select it, and the description
> should tell you where 
> to download TclTkAqua for 10.2.
> --
> Jack Jansen, <Jack.Jansen at cwi.nl>,
> http://www.cwi.nl/~jack
> If I can't dance I don't want to be part of your
> revolution -- Emma 
> Goldman
> 
> 

Many thanks. That did the trick. I think I did ignore
the warning on the installer for the extras, not a
smart thing on unfamiliar systems.




		
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