[Python-Dev] Help! Vista symlinks and IDLE (original) (raw)

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Sun Jan 18 23:02:00 CET 2009


Apparently, if you install Python into a localized version of \Program Files on Vista (such as \Programas, or \Programmer), IDLE fails to start; see http://bugs.python.org/3881

Apparently, Tcl cannot properly initialize on such a system, and apparently, this is related to these folders being symlinks.

It would be good if anybody who has access to such a system can diagnose what the specific problem is, how to reproduce it on a system that has the English version of Vista installed, and preferably, how to solve the problem.

Regards, Martin



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