[issue8723] IDLE won't start import os error

2010-05-15 Thread James Morgan
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[issue8723] IDLE won't start import os error

2010-05-15 Thread James Morgan
James Morgan added the comment: Sorry, I guess I misunderstood the function as I saw some issues which appeared similar in style to my own. Never mind this then I will seek help elsewhere. Thankyou. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue8723] IDLE won't start import os error

2010-05-15 Thread Martin v . Löwis
Martin v. Löwis added the comment: > I am new to this help system Please understand that this is not a help system at all. Instead, it is a bug tracker: a way for people to contribute to Python, by reporting bugs or contributing code. For help, please contact one of the Python help forums, such

[issue8723] IDLE won't start import os error

2010-05-15 Thread James Morgan
James Morgan added the comment: Thanks for the reply. I have used idle before on this system without issue, and since 2.5 worked I figured there was some difference between 2.5 and 2.6 which was causing the issue. I have found since that the issue is likely not with idle at all however, but

[issue8723] IDLE won't start import os error

2010-05-15 Thread Martin v . Löwis
Martin v. Löwis added the comment: Why do you think this is a bug in Python? It rather sounds like you misconfigured your system somehow. Without access to the system, it is difficult to guess what the misconfiguration might be, though. -- nosy: +loewis __

[issue8723] IDLE won't start import os error

2010-05-14 Thread James Morgan
New submission from James Morgan : Hi, For some reason I have recently lost the ability to open IDLE for python 2.6.2. I was able to open it for 2.5 without issue. I reinstalled 2.6.2 several times, removed 2.5, tried 2.6.5 instead, still cannot load IDLE. I can load the python command prompt