[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Ned Deily added the comment: As there are proposed patches in Issue4625 that address the original problem reported here, let's move the discussion there. -- nosy: +ned.deily resolution: -> duplicate stage: -> committed/rejected status: open -> closed superseder: -> IDLE won't open a

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Roger Serwy added the comment: This is a duplicate of #4625. -- nosy: +serwy ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

demarcus added the comment: Had this issue.. figured out what's causing it... definitively. I had an earlier version of python installed, and I created a pythonhome user variable: "c:\python24." I'm now using Python 2.5, and that old variable was: 1.) Keeping me from opening the IDLE 2.) Keep

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Martin v. Löwis added the comment: Sorry, I'm busy with other stuff and won't be able to look into this for another week or so. -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Chris Leaf added the comment: I solved the problem myself by editing the EditorWindow.py file where it sets self.recent_files_path by setting it to a different file location (I created a file in my Python31 directory named recent-files.lst and then set the recent_files_path to the absolute pa

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Martin v. Löwis added the comment: > The hidden field is not filled in, here's a screenshot of the attributes > options Ok. Remove the entire .idlerc folder, then. -- ___ Python tracker __

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Chris Leaf added the comment: Sorry but I still cannot get it to work because the folder remains inaccessible to me and immutable. Is there any way around this problem? -- ___ Python tracker __

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Chris Leaf added the comment: The problem is that I can do nothing to the folder at all -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Chris Leaf added the comment: I also cannot get into the folder itself. "Access Denied" -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-lis

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Martin v. Löwis added the comment: The folder is not empty. Configure Explorer so that it displays hidden files. -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Chris Leaf added the comment: Upon trying to delete I'm prompted with an error: Access is denied. Make sure the disc is not full or write-protected and that the file is currently not in use. My disc isn't full and I cannot find anything accessing it (and the folder is empty so...) Is there

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Martin v. Löwis added the comment: > Ok. Remove the entire .idlerc folder, then. Before doing that (if you still can) try something else. Go *into* the .idlerc folder, and remove the hidden flag from all individual files. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Chris Leaf added the comment: The hidden field is not filled in, here's a screenshot of the attributes options -- Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file18240/Attributes.JPG ___ Python tracker _

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Martin v. Löwis added the comment: > I can clear the attributes from the properties window of the folder > but if I remove them both it will automatically reset it back to Read > Only every time i close the properties window. I can get it to be > hidden but I can't make it permanently available.

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Chris Leaf added the comment: I can clear the attributes from the properties window of the folder but if I remove them both it will automatically reset it back to Read Only every time i close the properties window. I can get it to be hidden but I can't make it permanently available.

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Chris Leaf added the comment: Also the IDLE that I do manage to get open really doesn't work correctly, more errors appear on the command line console as I try to do things like close the IDLE window. So that doesn't serve as a useful tool either -- __

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

Martin v. Löwis added the comment: > I have tried to use Explorer to reach the files and I get a > permission error (the same occurs when trying to reach with the > command prompt). I have tried to change the read only nature of this > folder and it automatically reverts after the attribute is s

[issue9404] IDLE won't launch on XP

New submission from Chris Leaf : I have been using IDLE on my previous laptop and it was working well although I have to say I'm still very new to python. I've read around about the issue and can't find any solution I can use. I can run the IDLE GUI through the python command line version by s