| msg160952 - (view) |
Author: Cain (BugReporter) |
Date: 2012-05-17 04:13 |
| After reinstalling Python 3.2.2, I have been unable to load IDLE - it simply refuses to respond. I have tried upgrading to 3.3 also, and still have the same problem - following multiple uninstalls, reinstalls and searching, I can't appear to find any solution to this problem which does appear to have occurred to others in the past with no solution that I can find. Any ideas? |
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| msg160964 - (view) |
Author: Anthony Kong (Anthony.Kong) |
Date: 2012-05-17 10:45 |
| Which os? windows or linux or osx? It actually sounds like a support question. You probably should take the question to the python newsgroup (https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/comp.lang.python). |
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| msg160977 - (view) |
Author: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) *  |
Date: 2012-05-17 16:24 |
| Please run, from the command line, in the Python installation python.exe Lib\idlelib\idle.py and report any output you get. |
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| msg161036 - (view) |
Author: Cain (BugReporter) |
Date: 2012-05-18 06:14 |
| Running Windows 7. I get the following output when running the requested command: File "", line 1 python.exe Lib\idlelib\idle.py SyntaxError: invalid syntax |
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| msg161039 - (view) |
Author: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) * |
Date: 2012-05-18 07:02 |
| Can you please attach your idle.py, and/or figure out why it has a syntax error on line 1? |
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| msg161040 - (view) |
Author: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) * |
Date: 2012-05-18 07:06 |
| Ah, I think I know what happened. When I said "command line", I didn't mean "Python (command line)", but "CMD shell", as found in the start menu (i.e. cmd.exe). The line I gave you is, of course, invalid Python syntax. If you have never used the Windows command line, please read up on it a little bit before trying this out. Read in particular about the "cd" command. |
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| msg161081 - (view) |
Author: Terry J. Reedy (terry.reedy) * |
Date: 2012-05-18 19:34 |
| If python itself runs, you can easily try this from inside the interpreter >>> from idlelib import idle This *should* bring up the Idle shell window. It just did for me on 64 bit Win7. If not, there *should* be an error traceback you can cut and paste here. |
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| msg161090 - (view) |
Author: Cain (BugReporter) |
Date: 2012-05-19 03:55 |
| Terry - just ran that command as you suggested and it did bring up idle, however also reported errors in the command window: Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'stderr-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'keyword-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'string-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'break-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'error-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'cursor-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'definition-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'error-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'normal-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'keyword-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'hilite-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'comment-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'hit-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'builtin-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'stdout-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'string-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'break-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'comment-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'hilite-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: 'gray' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'definition-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'stderr-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'hit-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'console-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'normal-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'builtin-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'stdout-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'console-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'stderr-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'keyword-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'string-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'break-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'error-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'cursor-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'definition-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'error-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'normal-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'keyword-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'hilite-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'comment-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'hit-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'builtin-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'stdout-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'string-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'break-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'comment-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'hilite-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: 'gray' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'definition-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'stderr-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'hit-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'console-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'normal-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'builtin-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'stdout-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'console-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'stderr-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'keyword-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'string-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'break-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#ffffff' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'error-background' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' Warning: configHandler.py - IdleConf.GetThemeDict - problem retrieving theme element 'cursor-foreground' from theme 'desert'. returning default value: '#000000' |
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| msg161091 - (view) |
Author: Roger Serwy (roger.serwy) * |
Date: 2012-05-19 04:33 |
| The reason why IDLE failed to launch is due to stderr=None when using pythonw.exe. The first Warning message cause IDLE to abort. See for more details and a solution to the problem of IDLE not starting. Cain, your home directory should contain a folder named ".idlerc". Within this folder are a few configuration files for IDLE. The warning messages indicate that you are missing "config-highlight.cfg" which contained the definitions for the "desert" theme. Try renaming "config-main.cfg" to something else and relaunch IDLE. This will force IDLE to use its default settings. |
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| msg161092 - (view) |
Author: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) * |
Date: 2012-05-19 04:49 |
| Closing as a duplicate. Roger, thanks for the analysis. |
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| msg161094 - (view) |
Author: Cain (BugReporter) |
Date: 2012-05-19 06:47 |
| Awesome, that resolved it. Simply started idle through the command window, then changed the theme back to the default. Thanks Roger. |
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