On 11/12/2018 2:28 PM, eryk sun wrote:
On 11/12/18, Christman, Roger Graydon <d...@psu.edu> wrote:
eryk sun <eryk...@gmail.com> responded:
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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
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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.
On Windows, a simple alternate is a .bat file. I belive the folloiwing
should work.
cd c:/desired/startup/directory
py -x.y -m idlelib
The default for x.y is latest 3.x or latest 2.x if no 3.x.
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