[issue18428] IDLE startup error

2013-07-12 Thread Ned Deily
Ned Deily added the comment: If deleting .py files solved the problem, you probably had created a .py file with the same name as a Python standard library module. If that file is in your Documents folder (if you are using /Applications/Python3.3/IDLE.app) or your current working directory (if

[issue18428] IDLE startup error

2013-07-12 Thread Mike
Mike added the comment: Thanks Ned, I have solved the issue by deleting all my previous py files on my computer. But I couldn't figure out what really triggered this error, as those files did not create any problems before. -- ___ Python tracker <

[issue18428] IDLE startup error

2013-07-11 Thread Ned Deily
Ned Deily added the comment: To help see what the problem is open a Terminal shell window and type: cd $HOME ls -l .idlerc/* cat .idlerc/* Then try typing: /usr/local/bin/idle3.3 If that fails, try: /usr/local/bin/idle3.3 -n For all of the above, please update this issue with a copy and paste

[issue18428] IDLE startup error

2013-07-11 Thread Mike
New submission from Mike: Python used to run smoothly on my macbook, but since I opened the debugger yesterday, the IDLE window cannot be opened anymore. It shows an error message "IDLE's subprocess didn't make connection". I tried to uninstall everything and download it again from the websit