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Title: " don't work on Mac under IDLE
Type: crash Stage: resolved
Components: IDLE Versions: Python 3.6
process
Status: closed Resolution: duplicate
Dependencies: Superseder: IDLE crashes when I press ^ caret key
View: 24170
Assigned To: Nosy List: Marco Viscito, ned.deily, terry.reedy
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2017-03-16 09:35 by Marco Viscito, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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Screen Shot 2017-03-16 at 09.34.26.png Marco Viscito, 2017-03-16 09:35 error message recieved when IDLE crashes
Messages (4)
msg289711 - (view) Author: Marco Viscito (Marco Viscito) Date: 2017-03-16 09:35
When typing the ' key or the " key on the IDLE Python application for macOS, the application. I think it might have something to do with that beta version of Tcl/Tk (8.5.9) as Python says it is 'unstable'.
msg289736 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-03-16 22:33
Yes, this is a symptom of using the default Apple-supplied macOS Tcl/Tk.  See https://www.python.org/download/mac/tcltk/ for more information as the warning in IDLE suggests.  If you are using Python 3.6.0 downloaded from python.org, the simple solution is to install the latest Tcl/Tk 8.5.x (not 8.6.x) from ActiveState assuming your use is compatible with the ActiveTcl license.
msg289738 - (view) Author: Terry J. Reedy (terry.reedy) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-03-16 23:49
Marco, did you see this message?
 (r"WARNING: The version of Tcl/Tk ({0}) in use may"
  r" be unstable.\n"
  r"Visit http://www.python.org/download/mac/tcltk/"
  r" for current information.".format(patchlevel))
Or is it somehow lost?

Ned, the version check for this message is only done for Cocoa.  Is this restriction correct?
msg289739 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-03-17 00:00
> Is this restriction correct?

Yes
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:58:44adminsetgithub: 74012
2017-09-15 12:52:11terry.reedysetassignee: terry.reedy ->
superseder: IDLE crashes when I press ^ caret key
resolution: third party -> duplicate
2017-03-17 00:00:35ned.deilysetmessages: + msg289739
2017-03-16 23:49:57terry.reedysetmessages: + msg289738
2017-03-16 22:33:58ned.deilysetstatus: open -> closed

nosy: + ned.deily
messages: + msg289736

resolution: third party
stage: resolved
2017-03-16 16:21:50brett.cannonsetassignee: terry.reedy

nosy: + terry.reedy
components: + IDLE
title: " don't work on Mac -> " don't work on Mac under IDLE
2017-03-16 09:35:22Marco Viscitocreate