[issue28928] IDLE crashes when opening .py file from Finder

Ned Deily added the comment: I'm glad you got it working. The information at https://www.python.org/download/mac/tcltk/ pertains primarily to using Pythons from the python.org installers; it doesn't directly apply to Python instances built by and supplied by third-party distributors like Home

[issue28928] IDLE crashes when opening .py file from Finder

wkdewey added the comment: The ultimate solution was to uninstall homebrew, since there is no obvious way to get it to use the right version of Tcl/Tk (8.5.18). And then to install the python binary from python.org, which does pick up the right version of Tcl/Tk. I can't remember why I was us

[issue28928] IDLE crashes when opening .py file from Finder

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[issue28928] IDLE crashes when opening .py file from Finder

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[issue28928] IDLE crashes when opening .py file from Finder

Ned Deily added the comment: >From the crash report, it appears you are using a Python 2.7.12 and Tcl/Tk 8.6 >installed from Homebrew. The crash appears to be happening as a result of the >Open Apple Event from the Finder to Tk. At first glance, I'm not able to >reproduce the crash using a p

[issue28928] IDLE crashes when opening .py file from Finder

New submission from wkdewey: Every time I try to open a .py file from the Finder (macOS Sierra), IDLE opens up and then immediately "unexpectedly quits." I can open them from within IDLE without the same problem I've attached Apple's crash report. Additionally, in the Console I get an error m