In article <aanlktinrovrm7zevgepvlrmwvaubvyzc7a_gihcu2...@mail.gmail.com>, Chris Rebert <python...@rebertia.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Richard Fuhr <richard.f...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am a new Python user and have started to explore a few of its basic > > capabilities using IDLE > > > > I am running Mac OS X Snow Leopard ( version 10.6.4 ) > > with Python Version 2.6.1 > > Tk Version 8.5 > > IDLE Version 2.6.1 > > PS - Since first posting this question on another discussion group, I have > > been told that there are indeed problems > > with some versions of IDLE on the Mac, and was also urged to post this > > question here on the pythonmac-sig group > > for additional guidance. > > I can confirm that under Snow Leopard's system/Framework Python+IDLE, > doing File -> New Window creates a new window without any window > decoration and then causes IDLE to hang. > > However, there is no such problem with my Python 2.6.5 X11-based IDLE from > Fink. > You might consider installing another Python from Fink[1] or > MacPorts[2], since you don't want to muck around with the system > Python anyway (you'll surely want to install 3rd party Python > modules/packages at some point). Its IDLE ought to work. Another option is to use the python.org 2.6.6 installer for Mac OS X which uses the Apple-supplied Aqua Tk 8.4 or an ActiveState Tk 8.4 (if you install it), so it does not use X11. It's 32-bit only but IDLE and Tkinter work just fine. You can download it from here: http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.6/ By the way, Python 2.7 is already out. There are two OS X installers for 2.7. If you want to try 2.7 and use IDLE, stick with the 32-bit "for 10.3 and later" installer; there are problems with the "10.5 and later" when used on 10.6 that will be fixed in the next release. http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/ If you want to be on the cutting edge of new Python features, look at Python 3. Python 3.1.2 is the most recent stable release; 3.2 is currently in alpha testing. But there are some major incompatibilities between Python 2 and 3 and the two versions will co-exist for some time. -- Ned Deily, n...@acm.org _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/Pythonmac-SIG
