"Kevi Aday (Katch22)" <kevaday...@gmail.com> writes: > I installed python 3.6.2 for making running and editing programs. Later on I > installed python 2.7 > because a program that I downloaded only works with that. Later I deleted the > program. I then wanted to run a > program from cmd but it was giving me all kinds of errors I didn’t used to > get. I thought the > problem was being caused by python 2.7 and I didn’t even need it anymore so I > uninstalled it. > After I uninstalled it, all my .py files’ icons disappeared and when I right > clicked on it the “Edit with IDLE” disappeared. > I tried all kinds of things like repairing python, editing the registry, etc. > but I just can’t fix the problem and this > has never happened to me and its really bugging me. Please help.
This is obviously a Windows problem. I am no Windows expert but I think this is what happens: both Python 3 as well as Python 2 are using the same Windows configuration resources (i.e. the same resource names) (at least partially). Then, it becomes problematic to install both Python 3 as well as Python 2 in the same Windows system as one version overrides (some of) the other's configuration resources. When you uninstall Python, it likely tries to clean up the Windows configuration - and it is apparently not prepared for the case that is has (partially) overridden another Python version. As a next step, I would try to uninstall and then install again Python 3. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
