[Pythonmac-SIG] [q] Help with choosing "right" python port

[Neal Carpenter]

The problem: From within IDLE, I type:

from turtle import *
reset()

I then get a small window, titled tk, and a new 'console' window. 
When I move the cursor to either of these I get a spinning rainbow 
disk, and am unable to enlarge the tk window. This does not happen 
when I use Terminal.

I want to use IDLE (for ease of use) and turtle graphics (for 
motivation) to teach programming to my 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Am 
I doing something wrong? Is this a problem with IDLE? Is there a fix 
or a work-around? (I'm very new to Python myself and have warned my 
students that I'll be learning it from them, as they learn from me.)

Also, what is the 'Console' window for? I've tried typing in it only 
to get error messages.

This started while I was using Jack Jensen's IDLE, and Tiger's 
built-in Python (2.3.5?); I've spent most of the day searching for a 
solution and came upon your name in Pythonmac-SIG. So I got to your 
site, downloaded and ran 2.4.1 and the TigerPython24Fix, only to find 
that the exact same thing still happens - import turtle stuff, invoke 
any turtle word, and find a small window that 'works' (the turtle 
moves around, on command) but that cannot be enlarged (still the 
swirling rainbow disk).

Thanks for your time - any help would be greatly appreciated.

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