Re: IDLE won't start on Mac OSX
Chris Rebert
> Hello,
> My name is Dylan. I am new to this list and am just getting started with
> Python and programming in general (although I have some experience with
> general UNIX wankery).
> I am trying to fire up Python ver. 2.7 with IDLE (I am using Mac OSX
> 10.6.3), but it will not start, citing the following error message:
>>>> IDLE's subprocess didn't make connection. Either IDLE can't start
>>>> subprocess or personal firewall software is blocking the connection.
> I tried disabling my firewall and restarting but unfortunately I still get
> the same message.
> I executed Python via the command line and it seemed to work just fine. Can
> someone help me??
How are you starting IDLE (i.e. what icon are you clicking or what
command are you running)?
How did you install Python (e.g. Fink, MacPorts, Python.org installer, etc.)?
Cheers,
Chris
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Chris Rebert
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From: Dylan Gleason <craz...@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: IDLE won't start on Mac OSX
To: Chris Rebert <cl...@rebertia.com>
I am clicking the IDLE.app icon located in the Applications folder.
I installed Python with the Python.mpkg file from the disk image file
for version 2.7 (universal binary), which I in turn downloaded from
the Python website.
Thanks,
Dylan
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In the future, please use Reply-All (so everyone can see your reply)
and don't top-post (it makes conversations harder to follow;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-post ).
Hopefully your answers will help others in solving your problem; I
personally don't have an answer for ya (my setup is different).
Ned Deily
Dylan Gleason <craz...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I am trying to fire up Python ver. 2.7 with IDLE (I am using Mac OSX 10.6.3),
> but it will not start, citing the following error message:
>
> >>> IDLE's subprocess didn't make connection. Either IDLE can't start
> >>> subprocess or
> >>>personal firewall software is blocking the connection.
>
> I tried disabling my firewall and restarting but unfortunately I still get
> the
> same message.
>
> I executed Python via the command line and it seemed to work just fine. Can
> someone help me??
If you downloaded the python.org 2.7 installer for OS X 10.5 or later,
you are probably running into the problems documented here:
http://bugs.python.org/issue9227
As a workaround, try downloading and installing the 32-bit Mac Installer
for 2.7. The IDLE that it installs *should* work OK on 10.6.
http://python.org/download/releases/2.7/
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