Gregory Morton wrote:
Looking in the directory for Python, I see no real sign of IDLE anywhere in it.
The reason for why I want it visible is because I plan on storing Python (this
is 3.0.1 by the way) in my USB thumbdrive so I can use and transfer it on other
computers. Is there any logic behind why I can't access IDLE without relying on
the Start Menu?
(I don't have 3.0.1, but I doubt if it's different from 2.6.2)
Idle is started from a batch file, but it just launches the idle.pyw file.
Both idle.bat and idle.pyw are in the the Lib\idlelib directory
under the Python install directory.
To duplicate what the shortcut does, change to the python install
directory, and run Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw
However, there is still a problem launching it from a thumbdrive. You
can't directly launch a .py or .pyw without having the file associations
set up. I don't know whether you can just run the pythonw.exe
explicitly, or whether other stuff needs to be added, either to the
environment or the registry.
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