IDLE doesn't start

[Ceonn Bobst]

Hi,
 
I just installed Python 3.1.1 via link in the book Python Programming for the absolute beginner third edition. But IDLE won't start. When I try to open IDLE the Windows "hourglass" just flashes briefly but nothing happens after that. No error messages.

My operating system is XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 3.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled several times but nothing changes. I select "Install for All Users" during the installation.

I have also tried installing instead the 3.2 version from the python.org website but the same issue arises - IDLE doesn't launch. 

When I open a command prompt, and type:
   c:\python32\python.exe -m idlelib.idle
 
The message that comes is as follows:
 
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Ceonn>c:\python32\python.exe -m idlelib.idle
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\python32\lib\runpy.py", line 160, in _run_module_as_main
    "__main__", fname, loader, pkg_name)
  File "c:\python32\lib\runpy.py", line 73, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "c:\python32\lib\idlelib\idle.py", line 11, in <module>
    idlelib.PyShell.main()
  File "c:\python32\lib\idlelib\PyShell.py", line 1374, in main
    root = Tk(className="Idle")
  File "c:\python32\lib\tkinter\__init__.py", line 1674, in __init__
    self.tk = _tkinter.create(screenName, baseName, className, interactive, want
objects, useTk, sync, use)
_tkinter.TclError: Can't find a usable init.tcl in the following directories:
    {C:\IBMTOOLS\Python22\tcl\tcl8.4} C:/IBMTOOLS/Python22/tcl/tcl8.5 c:/python3
2/lib/tcl8.5 c:/lib/tcl8.5 c:/lib/tcl8.5 c:/library c:/library c:/tcl8.5.9/libra
ry c:/tcl8.5.9/library
C:/IBMTOOLS/Python22/tcl/tcl8.4/init.tcl: version conflict for package "Tcl": ha
ve 8.5.9, need exactly 8.4
version conflict for package "Tcl": have 8.5.9, need exactly 8.4
    while executing
"package require -exact Tcl 8.4"
    (file "C:/IBMTOOLS/Python22/tcl/tcl8.4/init.tcl" line 19)
    invoked from within
"source C:/IBMTOOLS/Python22/tcl/tcl8.4/init.tcl"
    ("uplevel" body line 1)
    invoked from within
"uplevel #0 [list source $tclfile]"
 
Someone told me: “You certainly have a TCL_LIBRARY environment variable set on your system,
it should be removed”. 
 
How do I remove TCL_LIBRARY, or do I change some numbers somewhere, and isn’t it risky to tinker with the Python settings already on my computer?
 
Thanks for any help, I really would like to get going with Python!


      
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