On 11/12/18, Christman, Roger Graydon <d...@psu.edu> wrote: > eryk sun <eryk...@gmail.com> responded: > ________________________________ > On 11/12/18, Christman, Roger Graydon <d...@psu.edu> wrote: >> >> I looked in IDLE's own configuration menu, and didn't see anything there >> -- >> and I fear that I might have to fight some Windows settings somewhere >> else >> instead. I think this is Windows 10. > > Modify the "Start in" field of the IDLE shortcut. You can use > environment variables, e.g. "%UserProfile%\Documents". > > > Unfortunately, since I do not have any administrative privileges, I do not > think I have the ability to modify any of these shortcuts. Nor do I know > off hand how to set environment variables in a manner that would work > consistently throughout the term, so that they persist for all logins.
If Python is installed for all users, then the shortcut should be a file named like "IDLE (Python 3.x [32|64]-bit).lnk" in the directory "%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Python 3.x". Copy it to the user's desktop, where you'll have the right to modify it. Or instead you can just create a new shortcut on the desktop that runs "C:\path\to\python\installation\pythonw.exe" "C:\path\to\python\installation\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw". As to environment variables to use in "Start in", %UserProfile% is a built-in variable for the current user's profile directory; you don't have to add it. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
