Re: [Tutor] Total newbie question

2017-01-04 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 04/01/17 06:51, MR ZenWiz wrote: > It appears that while python is installed in /usr/bin, idle is in > /usr/local/bin and expects the python interpreter to be also under > /usr/local, which does not seem to be the default. > > I created a symlink 'ln -s /usr/bin/python3.5 > /usr/local/bin/pyth

Re: [Tutor] Total newbie question

2017-01-04 Thread MR ZenWiz
On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 5:15 PM, Cameron Simpson wrote: > On 03Jan2017 17:07, Peter Otten <__pete...@web.de> wrote: >> >> Cameron Simpson wrote: >>> >>> On 02Jan2017 17:21, MR ZenWiz wrote: I'm trying to install python 4.6 on my Xubuntu 16.04 desktop, [...] INFO: Can't locate Tcl/Tk

Re: [Tutor] Total newbie question

2017-01-04 Thread Peter Otten
MR ZenWiz wrote: > Forgot to include the list. > > > On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 11:37 AM, MR ZenWiz wrote: >> On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 8:07 AM, Peter Otten <__pete...@web.de> wrote: >>> Cameron Simpson wrote: >>> On 02Jan2017 17:21, MR ZenWiz wrote: >I'm trying to install python 4.6 on my X

Re: [Tutor] Fw: path string

2017-01-04 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 03/01/17 15:59, anatta anatta wrote: > Please disregard my request below. > > I know the problem! > > I have not defined the variable in question as a global variable. That's one solution but its not a very good one. Global variables are not considered good practice for many reasons. In par