There seems to be a bug with idle on Mac OS X. http://bugs.python.org/issue4017
It has to do something with reinstalling the TCL and TK. If you want to see detailed error messages, open a terminal and type idle at the command prompt. Cheers, Raj On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 11:26 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Strange things happens. > > I've download the installer package for Mac of Python 2.6 and I've launched > it. When finished, I've launched from a terminal the command "Python" and > all worked fine The response was "Python 2.6 etc...". Now I've launched > IDLE. Nothing. IDLE icon blinked a couple of time in dock and then > disapeared. I've disabled any firewall in the system but the behavior was > the same. I've repared the privilege and restarted the system. > A disaster. The system was dramatically slow and IDLE was still not > starting. Then I've reinstalled Python 2.5.2 an all was working fine again > (included IDLE and System speed). > > What is wrong with Python 2.6 on my system (MacOS X 10.4.11 PPC)? > > > --------- Original Message -------- > Da: Terry Reedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: python-list@python.org <python-list@python.org> > Oggetto: Re: python-2.6 > Data: 03/10/08 03:41 > > > >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > Hi all. >> > >> > I've installed on may MacOS X 10.4.11 (PPC) Python-2.5.2, numpy and > scipy. >> > Now I'm interested to insall Python-2.6. My question is: What will > happen to >> > may scientific modules if now I jump fro 2.5.2 to 2.6? I've to reinstall >> > numpy and scipy? >> >> Keep your 2.5.2 install intact until you have everything you need and >> want in a 2.6 install. >> >> -- >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >> >> >> > -- > Email.it, the professional e-mail, gratis per te: http://www.email.it/f > > Sponsor: > CheBanca! La prima banca che ti dà gli interessi in anticipo. > Fino al 4,70% sul Conto Deposito, zero spese e interessi subito. Aprilo! > Clicca qui: http://adv.email.it/cgi-bin/foclick.cgi?mid=7919&d=20081003 > > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- Rajanikanth -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list