Ronald Oussoren schrieb:
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?
Yes, I want to do interactive turtle graphics. (In fact I've written a book,
"Python für Kids" and I was asked by a reader how to do it on a Mac.)
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 cumbersome
python3
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.1/lib/python3.1/idlelib/idle.py
-n
The solution you gave works fine for me. It retains those features of IDLE
I use. (At least as far as I could see on a quick inspection)
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
Of course I, and especially the Kids, would prefer to click an icon on
the desktop, or the
dock. But as a first solution I appreciate this one very much.
Thanks for the quick help!
Gregor
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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