<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Nidian Job-Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nidianjs@hotmail.com">nidianjs@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<div style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt">Hi all,</div><div style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt"><br></div><div><font face="Tahoma" size="2">Just installed python 2.7.2 on my windows 7 32-bit laptop. However when I attempt to run idle it wont open (nothing happens)</font></div>
<div style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt"><br></div><div style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt">Wondered if any of you have had this problem and have any tips?</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>This is more of a Windows issue, but I'll give it a go: </div>
<div><br></div><div>I would try opening the command prompt (type cmd in the start menu) and typing the following at the prompt:</div><div><br></div><div>c:\Python27\python.exe c:\Python27\lib\idlelib\idle.pyw</div><div><br>
</div><div>If you installed Python somewhere else, replace Python27 with the directory you installed it to.</div><div><br></div><div>Copy and paste the output of that command - you might need to click on the icon in the top left of the window and there's an edit option that should help you out.</div>
<div><br></div><div>HTH,</div><div>Wayne</div></div>