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Title: IDLE quit unexpectedly
Type: Stage: resolved
Components: IDLE Versions: Python 3.6
process
Status: closed Resolution: third party
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: terry.reedy Nosy List: igorafm, ned.deily, terry.reedy
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2017-03-22 05:09 by igorafm, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (2)
msg289970 - (view) Author: Igor (igorafm) Date: 2017-03-22 05:09
Hi! I'm a newbie, both in this community and with Python. I downloaded Python today (March 22, 2017, version 3.6.1) and as I was following a tutorial on how to build my first program (the classical Hello World) with Python, the IDLE window closed and my Mac showed the following message: "IDLE quit unexpectedly". It happens every time I type the ' (single quotation mark).I've tried 10 times so far and it keeps happening. 
Thank you!
msg289971 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-03-22 05:32
Welcome to the world of Python! You most likely saw a message similar to this when the IDLE shell window opened:

WARNING: The version of Tcl/Tk (8.5.9) in use may be unstable.
Visit http://www.python.org/download/mac/tcltk/ for current information.

If you follow that link, you'll see that you need to install a newer version of Tcl/Tk 8.5.x to avoid bugs in Tcl/Tk; the easiest solution is to download and install ActiveTcl 8.5 from ActiveState as described.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:58:44adminsetgithub: 74061
2017-03-22 05:32:22ned.deilysetstatus: open -> closed

nosy: + ned.deily
messages: + msg289971

resolution: third party
stage: resolved
2017-03-22 05:09:16igorafmcreate