Install Mac OS X - Idle doesn't show up

[Dominique]

Hello,

Sorry bothering you with such a trivial problem.

I installed python on a new mac at office.
It seems everything is fine: in the console, I access to python.
But I just can't start Idle. It seems to open but closes immediately (it appears
in the dock and closes immediately).
It is also impossible to open any .py file.

I am sure some of you have a good idea of what to do (path,...).

Thanks in advance
Dominique

 

[Kevin Walzer]

Hello,

Sorry bothering you with such a trivial problem.

I installed python on a new mac at office.
It seems everything is fine: in the console, I access to python.
But I just can't start Idle. It seems to open but closes immediately (it appears
in the dock and closes immediately).
It is also impossible to open any .py file.

I am sure some of you have a good idea of what to do (path,...).

Thanks in advance
Dominique

How did you install/build Python? On the Mac, you really aren't supposed
to start it from the terminal unless you are running it under X11 or are
using a non-framework build. If you built it the standard Mac way, or if
you use the binary installer from python.org, Idle is installed in
/Applications/MacPython 2.5. Look there, and you should be able to drag
the Idle icon to the dock.

 

[Kevin Walzer]

Hello,

Sorry bothering you with such a trivial problem.

I installed python on a new mac at office.
It seems everything is fine: in the console, I access to python.
But I just can't start Idle. It seems to open but closes immediately (it appears
in the dock and closes immediately).
It is also impossible to open any .py file.

I am sure some of you have a good idea of what to do (path,...).

Thanks in advance
Dominique

How did you install/build Python? On the Mac, you really aren't supposed
to start it from the terminal unless you are running it under X11 or are
using a non-framework build. If you built it the standard Mac way, or if
you use the binary installer from python.org, Idle is installed in
/Applications/MacPython 2.5. Look there, and you should be able to drag
the Idle icon to the dock.

 

[Dominique]

How did you install/build Python? On the Mac, you really aren't supposed
to start it from the terminal unless you are running it under X11 or are
using a non-framework build. If you built it the standard Mac way, or if
you use the binary installer from python.org, Idle is installed in
/Applications/MacPython 2.5. Look there, and you should be able to drag
the Idle icon to the dock.

Hum Hum Hum...
That's what I did. It did not work. Now yes. ???!!!!!
I should have dreamt. I don't understand....

Thank you Kevin for your help
Dominique