In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Robert Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ron Garret wrote: > > I'm trying to run the Python examples distributed with XCode and they > > all give me the same error: > > > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "checktext.py", line 35, in <module> > > main() > > File "checktext.py", line 8, in main > > pathname = EasyDialogs.AskFileForOpen(message='File to check > > end-of-lines in:') > > File "/usr/local/lib/python2.5/plat-mac/EasyDialogs.py", line 650, in > > AskFileForOpen > > _interact() > > File "/usr/local/lib/python2.5/plat-mac/EasyDialogs.py", line 53, in > > _interact > > AE.AEInteractWithUser(50000000) > > MacOS.Error: (-1713, 'no user interaction is allowed') > > > > Googling reveals that the answer is to use pythonw, but there is no such > > thing installed on my system: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~]$ pythonw > > -bash: pythonw: command not found > > > > Apparently, pythonw didn't get built when I installed Python 2.5, and I > > can't find any instructions on how to build it. (The installation > > instructions don't seem to mention it.) > > It looks like you built Python yourself. Yep. I'm a do-it-yourself kind of guy :-) > The default build does not allow you to > communicate with the Apple GUI. You need a framework build. I highly > recommend > that you simply use the binary on www.python.org instead of building from > source. If you do want to build from source, please read the file Mac/README > for instructions. Okeydokey. > Note that in recent versions of Python, I believe that the pythonw executable > is no longer necessary as a workaround. How recent? I'm already using 2.5. Thanks! rg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
