Can IDLE and ActiveState 2.1 Coexist?

[David Lees]

I did as suggested and removed Python 2.1 and then installed the
ActiveState 2.1 version.  I am unable to find how to start IDLE.  There
is an IDLE subdirectory, but it appears to just be extensions used by
the ActiveState version.  Can you tell me where how to start up IDLE?

Thanks,

David Lees


Mark Hadfield wrote:
> 
> From: "David Lees" <debl at nospammytheworld.com>
> 
> > I installed Python 2.1 on my Win98 box to get IDLE.  When I started to
> > install Activestate 2.1 with windows extensions, a message popped up,
> > warning that having 2 versions of Python may break both.
> 
> Correct. They would trample on each other's registry keys.
> 
> > Does anyone
> > have tips on installing both IDLE and PythonWin?
> 
> ActivePython 2.1 has IDLE. So you could remove the standard Python 2.1 and
> just install ActivePython.
> 
> Or keep current Python and add win32 extensions from
> http://www.activestate.com/ASPN/Downloads/ActivePython/Extensions/Win32all
> 
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> Mark Hadfield
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> National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research
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