On 7 Oct, 2009, at 22:18, Gregor Lingl wrote:
Hi, I'm relatively new to the Mac. I have a Python 3.1.1. installation on my Macbook and I'd like to have a shortcut on my desktop starting IDLE with the -n switch, that is without subprocess
Why do you want to do that? Is there functionality in IDLE that works with the '-n' switch but not without it?
Under Windows I'd rightclick on the desktop, create a new shortcut and then enter as the target: C:\Python31\pythonw C:\Python31\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw -n Then I have to give it a name and it's ready. (Additionally I have the option to change the icon) Is there a similar and similarly simple way to do this with Mac OS X? (Leopard) I am able to start IDLE in this mode from a terminal, but thats rather cumbersomepython3 /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.1/lib/ python3.1/idlelib/idle.py -n
You can store this command in a file and then give the file execute permissions, e.g.:
$ cat > run-IDLE <<-EOF #!/bin/sh /Library/Frameworks/Python.frameworks/Versions/3.1/bin/python3 \/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.1/lib/python3.1/ idlelib/idle.py -n
EOF $ chmod 755 run-IDLE Double-clicking should then start IDLE.The result is not quite equivalent to IDLE.app in the "Python 3.1" folder, that is a real application bundle and contains some special code to ensures that IDLE behaves more like a Mac applications (in particular the key bindings).
Ronald
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