[Tutor] A few Python Mysteries [Reset]

[Wayne Watson]

Ah, yes.Thanks. That is, I think, was the what I copied from some web page.
OK, I just tried it, and got several messages.

C:\Python27>python.exe Lib\idlelib\idle.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "Lib\idlelib\idle.py", line 11, in <module>
     idlelib.PyShell.main()
   File "C:\Python27\Lib\idlelib\PyShell.py", line 1403, in main
     shell = flist.open_shell()
   File "C:\Python27\Lib\idlelib\PyShell.py", line 279, in open_shell
     self.pyshell = PyShell(self)
   File "C:\Python27\Lib\idlelib\PyShell.py", line 832, in __init__
     OutputWindow.__init__(self, flist, None, None)
   File "C:\Python27\Lib\idlelib\OutputWindow.py", line 16, in __init__
     EditorWindow.__init__(self, *args)
   File "C:\Python27\Lib\idlelib\EditorWindow.py", line 273, in __init__
     self.update_recent_files_list()
   File "C:\Python27\Lib\idlelib\EditorWindow.py", line 799, in 
update_recent_files_list
     rf_file = open(self.recent_files_path, 'w')
IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 
'C:\\Users\\Wayne\\.idlerc\\recent-files.lst'
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Maybe as I pointed out a few msgs ago here the permissions shown on 
Properties looked a bit odd.



On 12/22/2011 9:58 AM, Alan Gauld wrote:
> On 22/12/11 16:37, Wayne Watson wrote:
>
>> C:\Python27>python.exe \Lib\idlelib\idle.py. It issued a complaint that
>> "no such file or directory exists". It however does.
>
> It almost certainly doesn't. The \ in front of Lib says look in the 
> root directory of the C drive.
>
> You probably need:
>
> C:\Python27> python.exe Lib\idlelib\idle.py.
>
> HTH
>

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