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Llama

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From: St.-Petersburg, Russia

Registered: 2008-03-03

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IDLE (Python)

The IDLE refuses to start, probably due to some environment deficiency. On one installation of Arch the problem somehow solved itself, leaving me none the wiser . On another it has to be addressed. Any suggestions?

Endperform

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From: Atlanta GA, USA

Registered: 2007-09-04

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Re: IDLE (Python)

Any error messages if you try starting from the terminal?

Llama

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Re: IDLE (Python)

  File "/usr/bin/idle", line 3, in <module>
    from idlelib.PyShell import main
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/idlelib/PyShell.py", line 14, in <module>
    import macosxSupport
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/idlelib/macosxSupport.py", line 6, in <module>
    import Tkinter
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 38, in <module>
    import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for Tk
ImportError: libtk8.5.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Allan

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Re: IDLE (Python)

You need to update/install tk.

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Llama

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Re: IDLE (Python)

After installing tk:

No protocol specified
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/idle", line 5, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/idlelib/PyShell.py", line 1390, in main
    root = Tk(className="Idle")
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 1636, in __init__
    self.tk = _tkinter.create(screenName, baseName, className, interactive, wantobjects, useTk, sync, use)
_tkinter.TclError: couldn't connect to display ":0.0"

ralvez

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Re: IDLE (Python)

Are you running these programs as root? (I hope not).

R

Llama

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Re: IDLE (Python)

I am . Shame on me.

ralvez

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Re: IDLE (Python)

OK, then.
Running the program as a regular user should take care of the problem.

R