[Pythonmac-SIG] question about how 2.3 GUI apps will work

[Andrew Straw]

Hi fellow Mac and Python philes:

I have recently been using Robin Dunn's Python 2.3a1 distribution with 
Tkinter and recently downloaded Tcl and Tk frameworks (from the tcl 
project download page).  I have been very impressed with increase in 
ease of use in most regards since Python 2.2.  (Thanks *heaps* to Jack 
and everyone else!)

There is one question I have, which I think went around the mailing 
list a few weeks back, but I didn't get the final result.  (Possibly 
because I just got lazy and didn't follow the thread, but I'm not 
actually sure if there was a final answer then, and it may have 
changed.)

What happens when you double-click a .py file that has Tkinter stuff 
(i.e. open it with PythonLauncher)?  With Robin Dunn's Python 2.3a1 
distribution for wxPython, this opens a Terminal window which displays 
stdout and stderr (good), but clicking on the Tkinter window results in 
the dreaded "SetFrontProcess failed,-606" error (bad).  Has this been 
resolved?  Can it be resolved?  Or shall I now incorporate some sort of 
automatic .py to .pyw copying script?  (Double clicking .pyw files 
works fine.)

I ask now because I just read Jack's description about how his focus is 
now on getting everything ready for 2.3 final, and I think this is an 
important issue.  As I said, I'm probably being too lazy on this and 
should just download the latest CVS version, configure, make, install, 
and test this myself, but...

Cheers!
Andrew