python crash on windows but not on linux

[Terry Reedy]

On 2/11/2010 9:41 PM, Aahz wrote:
> In article<34fcf680-1aa4-4835-9eba-3db3249f36b2 at q16g2000yqq.googlegroups.com>,
> hjebbers<hjebbers at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>> the error is a windows thing, I can make a screenshot of it, but I can
>> not copy/paste text.

I think I know what box you mean. I believe this happened  about 18 
months ago with IDLE before 3.0 was released. Something to do with MS 
VC, which is different from gcc used on *nix.

> In that case, you need to -- very carefully -- make sure you transcribe
> exactly the message that you see on the screen.