<p>How did you install Python and IDLE? On my 32-bit Ubuntu 11.04 VM, idle3 works for me, although it looks like I only have Python 3.2, possibly not 3.2.2. Some details you might compare to your own setup:</p>
<p>/usr/bin/idle3 is an executable script provided by the "idle3" package.</p>
<p>/usr/bin/idle3 specifies /usr/bin/python3 as its interpreter.</p>
<p>/usr/bin/python3 is a symlink to python3.2.</p>
<p>The "idle3" package requires the "python3" and "python3-tk" packages. If you installed it with "sudo apt-get install idle3", they will have been installed automatically.</p>
<p>The Python 3 packages I have are "python3", "python3-minimal", "python3-tk", "python3.2", "python3.2-minimal", and "idle3".</p>
<p>As far as I can tell, IDLE uses sys.executable to determine the Python to launch for its shell, and this will always be the Python that IDLE itself is running in. </p>
<p>On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 12:23 AM, MusicKev <<a href="mailto:kevin@kevinturnercareer.com">kevin@kevinturnercareer.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Ned Deily wrote:<br>
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>> In article <<a href="mailto:32642225.post@talk.nabble.com">32642225.post@talk.nabble.com</a>>,<br>
>> MusicKev <<a href="mailto:kevin@kevinturnercareer.com">kevin@kevinturnercareer.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>>> I have Python 2.7 and python 3.2.2 installed on my system. There is a<br>
>>> version<br>
>>> of IDLE installed for each version of Python but they all open Python<br>
>>> 2.7.<br>
>>> How can I configure IDLE to open the Python 3.2.2 version?<br>
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>> Try typing 'idle3' instead of 'idle'.<br>
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> Hi Ned,<br>
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> Iidle3 from the terminal does not work. I get an error "IDLE can't import<br>
> Tkinter. Your Python may not be configured for Tk." Same error if I just<br>
> type idle.<br>
> I can launch Python3 from the terminal.<br>
> I can launch IDLE 2.7.1 from the GUI. I am new to Linux and am a bit lost<br>
> trying to troubleshoot. It seems like an install problem or a configuration<br>
> problem but I can't figure it out.<br>
> I have Python/IDLE3 working on Mac and Windows but I need it on Linux for a<br>
> class project.<br>
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> Thanks.<br>
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