IDLE doesn't run on OSX 10.3.9

thomascribbs

Just installed Python 2.5.2 on a PowerPC G4 running OSX 10.3.9 and
when clicking on the IDLE icon in the MacPython 2.5 folder nothing
happens, program doesn't execute...

I've uninstalled, reinstalled over again...

I friend of mine just installed the same 2.5.2 download from the
Python.org website on OSX 10.4.11 and all went fine...but shouldn't it
install on 10.3.9 as well?

Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
-Tom

Sep 30 '08 #1

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Kevin Walzer

th**********@gmail.com wrote:

Just installed Python 2.5.2 on a PowerPC G4 running OSX 10.3.9 and
when clicking on the IDLE icon in the MacPython 2.5 folder nothing
happens, program doesn't execute...

I've uninstalled, reinstalled over again...

I friend of mine just installed the same 2.5.2 download from the
Python.org website on OSX 10.4.11 and all went fine...but shouldn't it
install on 10.3.9 as well?

Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
-Tom

Do you have Tcl/Tk installed? It doesn't come on 10.3.9 by default.

--
Kevin Walzer
Code by Kevin
http://www.codebykevin.com

Sep 30 '08 #2

thomascribbs

Just did a new install of Tcl/tk from activestate.com and IDLE still
not working...

-Tom

On Sep 30, 1:15 pm, Kevin Walzer <k...@codebykevin.comwrote:

thomascri...@gmail.com wrote:
Just installed Python 2.5.2 on a PowerPC G4 running OSX 10.3.9 and
when clicking on the IDLE icon in the MacPython 2.5 folder nothing
happens, program doesn't execute...

I've uninstalled, reinstalled over again...

I friend of mine just installed the same 2.5.2 download from the
Python.org website on OSX 10.4.11 and all went fine...but shouldn't it
install on 10.3.9 as well?

Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
-Tom

Do you have Tcl/Tk installed? It doesn't come on 10.3.9 by default.

--
Kevin Walzer
Code by Kevinhttp://www.codebykevin.com

Oct 1 '08 #3

Kevin Walzer

th**********@gmail.com wrote:

Just did a new install of Tcl/tk from activestate.com and IDLE still
not working...

-Tom

Did you install Tcl/Tk 8.5? It won't work with the build of Python from
python.org (it looks for 8.4).
--
Kevin Walzer
Code by Kevin
http://www.codebykevin.com

Oct 1 '08 #4

thomascribbs

Just installed TclTkAquaBI-8.4.9.0.dmg from http://tcltkaqua.sourceforge.net/...still
have no IDLE startup...

Please let me know other ideas...thanks.
-Tom

On Oct 1, 9:22 am, Kevin Walzer <k...@codebykevin.comwrote:

thomascri...@gmail.com wrote:
Just did a new install of Tcl/tk from activestate.com and IDLE still
not working...

-Tom

Did you install Tcl/Tk 8.5? It won't work with the build of Python from
python.org (it looks for 8.4).

--
Kevin Walzer
Code by Kevinhttp://www.codebykevin.com

Oct 2 '08 #5

thomascribbs

Now I downloaded the latest Python 2.6 that came out yesterday, and
also downloaded the latest ActiveTcl...

I run a Terminal, cd /usr/local/bin, and type "idle2.6"...get this
error message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin/
idle2.6", line 5, in <module>
main()
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/
python2.6/idlelib/PyShell.py", line 1382, in main
root = Tk(className="Idle")
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/
python2.6/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 1645, in __init__
self._loadtk()
File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/
python2.6/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 1659, in _loadtk
% (_tkinter.TK_VERSION, tk_version)
RuntimeError: tk.h version (8.4) doesn't match libtk.a version (8.5)
Thanks for any help.
-Tom

On Oct 1, 9:22 am, Kevin Walzer <k...@codebykevin.comwrote:

thomascri...@gmail.com wrote:
Just did a new install of Tcl/tk from activestate.com and IDLE still
not working...

-Tom

Did you install Tcl/Tk 8.5? It won't work with the build of Python from
python.org (it looks for 8.4).

--
Kevin Walzer
Code by Kevinhttp://www.codebykevin.com

Oct 2 '08 #6

thomascribbs

Looks like installing TclTkAqua-8.4.10.dmg fixed it...IDLE runs now!

-Tom

On Oct 1, 9:22 am, Kevin Walzer <k...@codebykevin.comwrote:

thomascri...@gmail.com wrote:
Just did a new install of Tcl/tk from activestate.com and IDLE still
not working...

-Tom

Did you install Tcl/Tk 8.5? It won't work with the build of Python from
python.org (it looks for 8.4).

--
Kevin Walzer
Code by Kevinhttp://www.codebykevin.com

Oct 2 '08 #7

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