Thanks again, I'm going to push my luck and ask you a final question on this subject, you've been really helpful. Should I be able to locate idle.py with a spotlight search. I can't seem to locate it... Here is what terminal gave me MacBook-001FF3569577-4:~ fedka2$ cd /Applications/Python\ 3.2 MacBook-001FF3569577-4:Python 3.2 fedka2$ python ./idle.py /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python: can't open file './idle.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory MacBook-001FF3569577-4:Python 3.2 fedka2$
Thanks again, and here's to the hillwalking (I'm in the French Jura, so it is no stranger to me) Paul On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 12:30 PM, ALAN GAULD <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> wrote: > 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
