Ben Read added the comment:
Good news - ran the sudo command, entered the password but I could still not
make the directory, but I could within Finder - this time without a password.
Tried the IDLE application again and it now works.
Thank you once again for your help in resolving this
Ben Read added the comment:
I've tried this and it looks like write access is already enabled, but I
entered the commands you listed all the same - here's the output:
Bens-iMac:~ ben$ cd
Bens-iMac:~ ben$ ls -lde
drwxr-xr-x 28 temp staff 952 28 Apr 18:46 .
Bens-iMac:~ ben$ mkdi
Ben Read added the comment:
In response to the first command:
3.3.1 (v3.3.1:d9893d13c628, Apr 6 2013, 11:07:11)
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)]
…and the second command:
Warning: unable to create user config directory
/Users/ben/.idlerc
Check path and permissions.
Exiting
Ben Read added the comment:
Hi there,
I'm launching IDLE from Applications in Finder (double clicking the application
file).
I've tried doing this while Console is open and the response is:
28/04/2013 21:17:19.271 Dock[167]: no information back from LS about running
process
Th
New submission from Ben Read:
I am installing Python 3.31 on a Mac running OS 10.8.2 and have already
installed ActiveTCL 8.5.13. When I try and launch IDLE, the icon appears on the
dock for a second and then disappears and the application doesn't run. I have
already installed both Pytho
