python vs pythonw

[John Velman]

New to mac. I have leopard. What's the difference between python and
pythonw? So far (which isn't very far) I can't tell the difference.

I have a small application using TKinter that I was working on under
Linux. Both python and pythonw run it, but on both it "stops
responding" (pinwheel of death) when I touch the vertical scrollbar.

Thanks,

John Velman

 

[Martin v. Löwis]

New to mac. I have leopard. What's the difference between python and

pythonw? So far (which isn't very far) I can't tell the difference.

IIUC, pythonw is linked with the WindowManager library, so it can do
GUI operations; python can't.

I have a small application using TKinter that I was working on under
Linux.

X11 Tk or Aqua Tk? If Aqua Tk, this would contradict to my theory above.

Regards,
Martin

 

[Ant]

New to mac. I have leopard. What's the difference between python and
pythonw? So far (which isn't very far) I can't tell the difference.

I have a small application using TKinter that I was working on under
Linux. Both python and pythonw run it, but on both it "stops
responding" (pinwheel of death) when I touch the vertical scrollbar.

On Windows, python runs in console mode (and pops up a console window
if you're not executing the script from a console already), pythonw
runs the script as a background process. I'd imagine that it is the
same for the Mac, and I shouldn't think it has anything to do with
your problem here.

 

[has]

IIUC, pythonw is linked with the WindowManager library, so it can do
GUI operations; python can't.

True for Python 2.3.x and earlier. This limitation went away in 2.4,
however, and pythonw is now kept around solely for compatibility with
older scripts that still refer to it.


HTH

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