[Python-Dev] Python install layout and the PATH on win32

martin at v.loewis.de martin at v.loewis.de
Tue Mar 20 19:17:05 CET 2012


> When IDLE crashes, running it from a cmd window is the only way to  
> get a traceback to help diagnose the problem.

Certainly. In this case, there is no PATH issue, though: you have to CD
into the Python installation, anyway, to start IDLE - and there you have
python.exe in the current directory.

Plus, you can still launch Lib\idlelib\idle.py without prefixing it with
python.exe.

Regards,
Martin




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