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Title: IDLE 2.7 hangs on Mac OS X 10.6
Type: Stage: resolved
Components: IDLE, macOS Versions: Python 2.7
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Status: closed Resolution: out of date
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: ned.deily Nosy List: Ryan.Hollis, ned.deily
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2011-06-06 01:21 by Ryan.Hollis, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg137724 - (view) Author: Ryan Hollis (Ryan.Hollis) Date: 2011-06-06 01:21
Mac OSX Snow Leopard, Python 2.7, 
The moment I paste anything into the editor window, it crashes. Also IDLE crashes within a minute or two of opening, wether or not I actually do anything with it after opening it.
uninstalled and reinstalled, didnt help
msg137730 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2011-06-06 05:44
Assuming you are using the "Mac OS X 64-bit/32-bit x86-64/i386 Installer (2.7.1) for Mac OS X 10.6", note that the download page was updated sometime ago to include the following warning: "[You may not be able to run IDLE or use Tkinter with this installer] and refers you to: 

    http://www.python.org/download/mac/tcltk/

As noted there, there are problems with using IDLE with that installer; the recommended solutions there are to either install the most recent ActiveState Tcl/Tk 8.5.9 and a newer version of the 2.7.x 64-bit/32-bit installer (2.7.2rc1 is currently available, the final 2.7.2 version is expected to be available later in June).

   http://python.org/download/releases/2.7.2/

Or switch to the 32-bit-only 2.7.1 installer for OS X which does not link with the problematic Apple-supplied Tcl/Tk 8.5.

If this does not solve the problems you are seeing, please re-open and supply more information about exactly which Python you are using and the errant behavior.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:18adminsetgithub: 56478
2011-06-06 05:44:36ned.deilysetstatus: open -> closed


assignee: ned.deily
stage: resolved
title: Crashes on start -> IDLE 2.7 hangs on Mac OS X 10.6
nosy: + ned.deily
versions: + Python 2.7
messages: + msg137730
components: + IDLE, macOS
resolution: out of date
2011-06-06 01:21:23Ryan.Holliscreate