Sorry, I was assuming too much knowledge I suspect. > Last login: Wed Mar 7 11:27:19 on ttys000
> MacBook-001FF3569577-4:~ fedka2$ /Applications/Python\ 3.2 This line is the prompt plus the folder that you dragged :- /Applications/Python\ 3.2 You needed to type cd first (no RETURN just cd) - I took that step for granted, sorry. then drop the folder But since we now know the folder name you could just type cd /Applications/Python\ 3.2 That should give you a terminal prompt of: MacBook-001FF3569577-4: /Applications/Python 3.2$ If that is where idle.py is? I would expect it to be lower down than that... Then you can type python ./idle.py If, as I suspect, idle.py is lower in the folder structure you will need to modify things by providing the path to idle.py I hope that's clearer. One of the barriers to programming on a Mac for most users is that they pretty much have to learn how to drive the Terminal. And that's kind of a counter-culture to Mac users. Alan G _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor