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Title: IDLE Freezing
Type: crash Stage: resolved
Components: macOS Versions: Python 2.7
process
Status: closed Resolution: duplicate
Dependencies: Superseder: OS X IDLE 2.7 from 64-bit installer hangs when you paste something.
View: 10537
Assigned To: ronaldoussoren Nosy List: jamgood96, ned.deily, ronaldoussoren
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2011-01-12 03:44 by jamgood96, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (2)
msg126070 - (view) Author: James (jamgood96) Date: 2011-01-12 03:44
Recently installed Python 2.7.1 on my MacBook running OS X 10.6.6 and have not been able to use IDLE without it freezing. When I force quit it doesn't show that it's not responding. I can run scripts fine, but if I were to try to copy-paste, or save via command-S, it will lock up completely.
msg126071 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2011-01-12 04:08
Unfortunately, there are some major stability problems with IDLEs that are linked with the Apple-supplied Tcl/Tk 8.5 in OS X 10.6. (See, for instance, Issue9763 and Issue10537.) That includes the current python.org 2.7.1 64-bit installer.  The simplest workaround at the moment is to use the other, 32-bit-only 2.7.1 installer for OS X available here:  http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7.1/

It uses the Apple Tcl/Tk 8.4 or ActiveTcl 8.4, if present, neither of which exhibits these kinds of problems.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:11adminsetgithub: 55099
2011-01-12 04:08:40ned.deilysetstatus: open -> closed

superseder: OS X IDLE 2.7 from 64-bit installer hangs when you paste something.

nosy: + ned.deily
messages: + msg126071
resolution: duplicate
stage: resolved
2011-01-12 03:44:01jamgood96create