[Pythonmac-SIG] How can I include command line arguments in bundled apps?

[Jack Jansen]

On 4-okt-04, at 12:08, Peter Steiner wrote:

> Hello
>
> I wish to tweak IDLE.app from MacPython 2.3 for Panther addons to call 
> IDLE with the -Qnew switch.
>
> According to Gregor Lingl in 
> http://mail.python.org/pipermail/edu-sig/2003-September/003150.html 
> the -Qnew switch alone is not enough; -n is needed too.
>
> I tried editing IDLE.app/Contents/MacOS/IDLE adding the switches with
>
> sys.argv.insert(1, "-n")
> sys.argv.insert(0, "-Qnew")
>
> just after
>
> sys.argv.insert(1, mainprogram)

> but then the bundle wouldn't start anymore.

I don't see why this wouldn't work. Cou you try running 
/Applications/MacPython-2.3/IDLE.app/Contents/MacOS/IDLE from the 
command line to see whether it produces any error output? And/or check 
the console window to see whether there's anything there...
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