[Tutor] Getting started - IDLE won't run

[Pujo Aji]

Hello Ross,

Can you see pythonw in the task manager process after you run idle ?

Please look at this website concerning some firewall that can stop idle:
http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.4.2/bugs/

Cheers,
pujo

On 3/23/06, Shaun Ross <rovingmedic at msn.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Group,
>
> I'm just getting started with Python. I've downloaded and installed the
> latest version (2.4.2 for Windows). I'm running Windows XP Prow SP2 on my
> Toshiba Satellite P4 Centrino 2GHz with 2GB RAM. I'm using Trend-Micro
> PC-Cillin 2006 anti-virus & firewall.
>
> The problem is that Python GUI (IDLE) doesn't run properly. It starts
> running when I click on the link / icon and then just seems to vanish (the
> hourglass displays, you can hear the hard drive read/write and then
> nothing).
>
> Python Command Prompt runs as expected.
>
> I've tried the recommendations on the Python for windows download page
> without success.
>
> Please advise what I need to do to fix this.
>
> Thanks,
> Shaun
>
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