Steve Margetts <stevemarge...@me.com> added the comment: Thanks for the help. I've installed ActiveTCL 8.5.18.0 as per the Python recommendation. Running from terminal:
Last login: Fri Dec 29 16:46:22 on ttys001 mkdir: /Users/Steve Margetts/.bash_sessions: Permission denied touch: /Users/Steve Margetts/.bash_sessions/224C387E-8E74-4020-A5CC-F275EFB79EAE.historynew: No such file or directory iMac:~ Steve Margetts$ python3.6 Python 3.6.4 (v3.6.4:d48ecebad5, Dec 18 2017, 21:07:28) [GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)] on darwin Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import tkinter >>> Did not bring up any error message. However, subsequently trying to run IDLE from terminal brought up: Last login: Sat Dec 30 10:42:04 on ttys000 mkdir: /Users/Steve Margetts/.bash_sessions: Permission denied touch: /Users/Steve Margetts/.bash_sessions/58F5E574-277D-4413-9B03-4B24ED9B4C21.historynew: No such file or directory iMac:~ Steve Margetts$ python3.6 -m idlelib Warning: unable to create user config directory /Users/Steve Margetts/.idlerc Check path and permissions. Exiting! iMac:~ Steve Margetts$ Does this look like a permissions issue? If so, any idea what to try next? I'm logged on as an administrator on a home computer. Is this likely to be a security setting issue? Thanks again for any help - I'm a child of the GUI and the last time I coded anything was in BBC Basic! ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue32447> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
