Steve Margetts <stevemarge...@me.com> added the comment:
OK, so I created a profile for my son (single name without any spaces!) and
that seems to allow both Python and IDLE to work fine. I'll try and sort out my
profile slow time - it doesn't seem to be causing any other issues ju
Steve Margetts <stevemarge...@me.com> added the comment:
Including tilde...
Last login: Sat Dec 30 10:47:07 on ttys001
mkdir: /Users/Steve Margetts/.bash_sessions: Permission denied
touch: /Users/Steve
Margetts/.bash_sessions/8B76B0D2-2C88-4FE0-A8F6-C7FB8C13A2A8.historynew: No
suc
Steve Margetts <stevemarge...@me.com> added the comment:
OK, those commands give:
iMac:~ Steve Margetts$ ls -led
drwxr-xr-x 21 501 staff 714 30 Dec 10:40 .
iMac:~ Steve Margetts$ id
uid=503(Steve Margetts) gid=20(staff)
groups=20(staff),12(everyone),61(localaccounts),79(_appserveru
Steve Margetts <stevemarge...@me.com> added the comment:
Thanks for the help. I've installed ActiveTCL 8.5.18.0 as per the Python
recommendation. Running from terminal:
Last login: Fri Dec 29 16:46:22 on ttys001
mkdir: /Users/Steve Margetts/.bash_sessions: Permission denied
touch: /Users
New submission from Steve Margetts <stevemarge...@me.com>:
I am trying to install Python on a Max running OS 10.13.1 (so my son can use a
'Coding for Beginners' book). Both 2.7 and 3.6 have the same problem: Clicking
on IDLE leads to the icon bouncing a couple of times in th
