Both Python 2.5.2 and 2.7.2 flop the same way under Win 7

[spartan.the]

On Nov 17, 10:31 pm, "W. eWatson" <wolftra... at invalid.com> wrote:
> On 11/17/2011 9:39 AM, John Gordon wrote:> In<ja3eae$r... at dont-email.me>  "W. eWatson"<wolftra... at invalid.com>  writes:
>
> >> Months ago 2.5.2 stopped functioning on my Win7 PC, so a few days ago I
> >> uninstalled and installed. Same problem. If one right-clicks on a py
> >> file, IDLE is not shown in the menu as Edit with IDLE. After playing
> >> with matters I gave up, and uninstalled 2.5.2 and turned to 2.7.2. Same
> >> results.
>
> > I'm not sure I'd describe the lack of IDLE in a context menu as
> > "python not functioning".
>
> Well, yes, and I can run it from the command line.
>
> >> If I look at a 2.4 install on my laptop, I get the desired reference to
> >> Edit with IDLE.
>
> >> My guess is that Win 7 is behind this. If so, it's good-bye Python.
>
> This has been a nagging problem for far too long. I see no reason why a
> simple install should make such a difference with the way I get to IDLE.
> Maybe few people here like IDLE, but for my minimal needs, it's just fine.
>
>
>
> > It was working originally, right?  So the problem can't really just be
> > Win 7.
>
> I installed it about April 2010, and it worked for months. I then
> stopped using it until around July 2011. It no longer worked in the IDLE
> sense.
>
> Who really knows?
>
>
>
> > Can you add IDLE manually to the associated applications list?
>
> Tried that by sending it directly to idle.pyw, but then trying to get
> there through the Edit with menu caused a "invalid Win32 app."

idle.pyw is not executable in Windows, but you can right-click it,
open, browse to pythonw.exe. Then it should work.