Re: [Edu-sig] import turtle ERROR

2013-04-11 Thread kirby urner
> ** ** > > So I copied the file to the desktop and test it from there but that failed > too. *I eventually copied the file to the python directory (c:\python33) > and that worked*. > > > Hi Karine -- This sounds like an issue with sys.path, a list of directories to search when import is used

Re: [Edu-sig] import turtle ERROR

2013-04-11 Thread Andrew Harrington
Please elaborate on your environment. Is the shell the OS shell or the IDLE shell? What code editing environment, IDLE or what? What OS? Could different students retain different personal environments? On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Karine Laidley wrote: > Hi python experts, > > ** **

[Edu-sig] import turtle ERROR

2013-04-11 Thread Karine Laidley
Hi python experts, I am teaching python turtle graphics now and in class, most students have been successful using it. However, several students today got the same error message complaining about "module does not exist". If they run the same code in the shell (I am using version 3.3), it works