Hello, I'm sorry if this isn't the correct email to send this to, but I am new to Python and I am having a very hard time getting it installed correctly no matter what version I try.
My computer specs are: Toshiba Satellite C55t-B Laptop Intel Celeron CPU N2830 @ 2.16GHz 4 GB RAM 64-bit Windows 8 First, I tried installing the 64-bit version of Python 3.8.3, but anytime I try to open it, whether by clicking on its shortcut or running it in a command line, a dialog box pops up with the following error: "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application." After searching for a solution, I came across this Stack Overflow post that covers what seems to be a similar problem: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20650596/cannot-open-python-error-0xc000007b I tried all of the solutions offered there to no avail (e.g.: uninstalling and reinstalling it several times with various settings, changing the PATH in Environmental Variables to point to Python38, updating the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package, etc.). None of it worked, so I eventually decided to try the 32-bit version instead. This generally seems to work as Python will now open just fine when I click on its shortcut or run it in a command line. However, IDLE won't open. Nothing comes up when I click on its shortcut... I searched for a solution again and came across this Stack Overflow post with what seems to be a similar problem: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7509579/python-idle-won%C2%B4t-start I've tried all of these solutions too, but none of them worked (e.g.: uninstalling and reinstalling several times with different settings, checking PATH in Environmental Variables, adding a TCL_LIBRARY entry to Environmental Variables that points to tcl8.6, "repairing" the installation under Uninstall Programs in Windows, etc.). After looking at the section on IDLE within the Python Documentation, I came across the command: "python -m idlelib" When I try it I get the error: "** IDLE can't import Tkinter. Your Python may not be configured for Tk. **" More searches on how to fix this problem have led me to try out all sorts of different things similar to what I have described above, but I feel like something on my computer is not allowing Python to install correctly (even when it seems to) and I can't pin-point what exactly it is. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Sage -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
