So I've been working with Python on my computer for about the last 2 months with no issues. Just recently however, something went wrong with IDLE. I am running python 2.5
I used to be able to right-click and select "Edit with IDLE" for a python program. That option no longer is available. When I try "open with" and navigate to the idlelib in python, I can select idle.bat, idle.py, or idle.py (no console). I've tried each option and each fails to open and returns an error that either it is not a valid Win32 application or that "Windows cannot find idle.pyw"
I am able to open IDLE on its own and use the open function in IDLE to open files, but can't open files directly using IDLE as I could before.
There was formerly the White background icon with the python logo, which is now replace by windows' logo for no program (white square, blue and red dots). I have tried to repair-install and unistall-re-install both with no success. There is no firewall or antivirus, and it was installed with permissions for all users.
Any help is much appreciated, this has been maddeningly difficult to figure out.
The native one that comes with python on windows is problematic at times, so you could uninstall and reinstall it as a solution, or open it from its directory instead of a shortcut, or get another IDE. I recommend the Ninja IDE very nice and light looking, or if you're on linux you could just use vim from terminal.
Also, if it's extremely necessary, try upgrading your python version and IDE. I think the IDE included for windows looks like a modified emacs to be honest.
The fact that Windows changed the right-context menu for .py files has nothing to do with Idle, and probably nothing to do with Python either. You are not the first to have this problem. You can potentially restore 'Edit with Idle' but without directly editing the registry (an expert option) I only knew how to do so in XP. You might also be able to fix it be going back to a restore point before it changed, but you would lose all updates since, so I would not do that.
I am surprised that re-installing did not restore it. The line was once gone for me, too, and was restored by a recent install.
I have Win7. I just now tried 'Open with', navigated to 3.4 idlelib, and selected idle.bat (the .py files were not offered as a choice). The .py file opened in an Idle editor just fine. It is now a permanent option for Open with, without having to navigate.
Idle has gotten perhaps 150 patches since 2.5. Even if you have to edit programs to run on 2.5, I strongly recommend installing a current version of Python and Idle.
I have no ideal what your comment "the programs still can't find anything associated with it, like Tkinter for example " means.
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I am a Windows 10 user, and had configured the Python 3.10 IDLE to dark mode and had added the Fira Code font to the IDLE a few days back (Through the Options menu). Then the Python IDLE was working fine; without issues.
However, each time after that when I try to go to 'Configure IDLE' from Options Menu, Python IDLE just freezes and then stops responding, until I manually close it. It then asks to run a Windows check and reports the error to Windows. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Python; however that did not work.
Image: Python has stopped responding (happens everytime I click on configure IDLE)
I am a Windows user and tried running python from cmd using the command: py -m idlelib to start IDLE from the command line to try and get an error report, however the same problem happens as mentioned above, and I do not get an error report when I close Python. I tried finding solutions in similar questions, however I did not understand what was going on. I also do not seem to figure out how 'running the Python IDLE' through the command line works, other than running it using the above command. Can someone please assist me on what to do next at this point, that would be of huge help :D
Try uninstalling the font. The Doesn't work part of the Editor compatibility list on https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode includes IDLE. I suspect that the font is incompatible with tcl/tk. Your report is similar to
IDLE Settings window won't appear
See https://bugs.python.org/issue45103 for so far futile efforts to protect IDLE.
UPDATE: We were not able to reproduce the problem with FireCode. However, the BPO issue referenced above lead to a tcl/tk bug report that lead to a bugfix, at least for the Phaistos font, that is included in tcl/tk 8.6.12. This is included in the new Python 3.9.9 Windows installer and will be in the upcoming 3.10.1 installer. It might fix your issue with FiraCode.
I am teaching a class that uses VScode.
I am used to teaching using IDLE, and it is very nice for the students to be able to call their defined functions and run snippets of code in a python terminal, for debugging purposes.
In VScode, they I have been unable to do the same in a satisfactory way.
Option1: I can select all code, right click and run selection/line on terminal. This works for small snippets, but I cannot do it for the whole file (even after selecting the whole file with ctrl-A). On linux, this works, but on windows, it does not, unfortunately (and my students use windows)
Option2: I can use the debug console. This requires adding a breakpoint in one of the last lines of the file, and does not offer tab completion. It works, but is less convenient than IDLE.
Option 3: I can also add the commands to run to the bottom of the file (which is a least preferred alternative, given that is forgoes the interativity of the read-print-eval loop).
Is there any better solution? Installing a VScode extension would not be a problem.
Visual Code is just a text editor like your traditional notepad. to run and debug any kind program you need to install the particular extension for the programming language.
In your case you are using python so you need to install the extension of it. the best one is the "Python" which is developed by microsoft itself. go to your extensions manager and install this extension. right click and click "run python file in terminal" and you are all set.
this will run exactly as they run from the idle(which is default IDE provided by python itself) you can enter the arguments from the console itself. according to me this is the best way to run and debug python programs in VScode.
another way is that VScode shows which python version is installed on your computer on the left bottom side, click on it and the programs will use this interpreter.
out of all the ways listed here and many others, the best method is to run the program in the terminal which is the recommend by python itself and many other programmers.
this method is very simple. what you have to do is open up your command prompt and type the path where python.exe is installed and the type the path of the your program as the argument and press enter. you are done !
ex : C:\Python27\python.exe C:\Users\Username\Desktop\my_python_script.py
You can also pass your arguments of your program in the command prompt itself.
if you do not want to type all this and then just use the solution mentioned above.
hope that your query is solved.
regards
I have Python 2.7.5 that installed with ArcGIS 10.2.2. When I first right-clicked a .py script I'd previously written it listed the "Edit with IDLE" option in the context menu. However, this option no longer appears when I right-click a .py file.
I have read numerous threads concerning this issue and attempted some of them, such as modifying/removing registry keys and then reinstalling/repairing the software. I am not interested in using an IDE at this point, though many will be happy to know I intend to use an IDE later on. Right now, the purpose is to fix the problem rather than avoid and work around it.
I appreciate the help I've gotten from the online community in the past, and I'm confident someone will come through with a solution for me.
How do I get "Edit with IDLE" back in the context menu?
Most of the time when this problem occurs, people will read answers directing them into the windows registry, often unnecessarily.
In the majority of cases, the registry key
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Python.File\shell\Edit with IDLE\command
will already exist and have the correct value, but it will only be used by Windows shell context menu if .py files are set by default to open with python.exe.
This is the first thing to check, and solves the problem in the majority of cases:
right click on a .py file
open with...
choose default program...
tick always use the selected program to open this kind of file
choose python.exe
This runs the script in a terminal, but also sets the filetype back to python.
Now check the right click menu again.
As a newer update, for people that are having the "missing idle" issue with Windows 10 using Python 3.6 (64-bit).
From my experience, this happens when you install other python editors, and you change your default app to open with that editor.
The easiest way to fix this issue is to click the "start" button, then navigate to settings --> System --> Default Apps --> "Choose default apps by file type". Scroll down till you find ".py" file type and click on the icon and choose "Python"(has a little rocket ship in the icon). This will change your default app back to "Python.exe", and the context menu "edit with idle" will appear once again on your ".py" files.
Hope this helps!
Directly from: https://superuser.com/questions/343519/python-idle-disappeared-from-the-right-click-context-menu
Here's a reg file to add the command to edit with IDLE for Python.File (.py) and Python.NoConFile (.pyw) file types. It's for Python 2.7, installed in C:\Python27, so substitute the paths to pythonw.exe and idle.pyw that are relevant to your installation. Save it to a .reg file. Then right-click and choose Merge.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Python.File\shell\Edit with IDLE\command]
#="\"C:\\Python27\\pythonw.exe\" \"C:\\Python27\\Lib\\idlelib\\idle.pyw\" -e \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Python.NoConFile\shell\Edit with IDLE\command]
#="\"C:\\Python27\\pythonw.exe\" \"C:\\Python27\\Lib\\idlelib\\idle.pyw\" -e \"%1\""
Another option would be to just open the file with the idle by choosing open with:
C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.3\Lib\idlelib\idle.bat
as the default program.
I got the "Edit with IDLE" back with the option "Repair" of the deinstallation-menu.
Adding a little more detail to Teodorico Levoff's answer for those who need a little more explanation, like myself.
Open a text editor, such as Notepad, and copy/paste the following, but be sure to modify the paths to pythonw.exe and idle.pyw so that they match the paths in your own system:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Python.File\shell\Edit with IDLE\command]
#="\"C:\Python27\pythonw.exe\" \"C:\Python27\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw\" -e \"%1\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Python.NoConFile\shell\Edit with IDLE\command]
#="\"C:\Python27\pythonw.exe\" \"C:\Python27\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw\" -e \"%1\""
Save this text file as idle.reg in the Python27 folder, so you now have a file that resembles this (with your own file path, of course):
C:\Python27\idle.reg
Right-click the idle.reg file, and in the context menu, click Merge. A couple instructions may appear or notices that require a Yes or Continue that I selected. In the end, my .py files give me the option to "Edit in IDLE" again.
I hope these explanations are helpful. Big thank you to those who've solved this problem before and shared there solutions.
For opening your file in IDLE mode or in python exe mode u can follow this simple steps. Works for me in my windows 7 system.
For IDLE mode:
Select the file and press right mouse
press open with---->choose default program
press browse and go to the folder where your python programm is installed
in python folder search IDLE and select the batch file
press open and your file will be open in IDLE edit mode
For python.exe mode:
In command prompt write "where python"
copy the path from cmd
Select the file and press right mouse
press open with---->choose default program
press browse and go to the selected path
press open and your file will be open in IDLE edit mode
As click to save button to save your python code there will be Two Extensions...1) .py and 2) .pyw.
So for Python 2 you have to save python program using extension .pyw.
I think the majority of cases are caused by the Py launcher that comes with Python 3. When you install Python 3 alongside Python 2.x, the *.py and *.pyw files are associated to run with the new Py launcher. Since *.py and *.pyw files are no longer associated with Python.exe, that breaks the "Edit with IDLE" and similar context menu options, despite all relevant registry entries being present and correct.
Right clicking a file and choosing Python.exe and selecting "always use the selected program to open this kind of file" option fixes the problem (even if Python.exe seems to be already set as the default program) but then you lose the Py launcher functionality. This may well be considered a bug with the Python 3.x installer and I think should be fixed at that level by the Python developers.
Meanwhile, I'm sure registry wizards can find a workaround for this but unfortunately, that's beyond me at the moment.
I followed Teodorico Levoff's directions above, as well as Abyx's from the following page:
https://superuser.com/questions/280636/trying-to-edit-a-python-file-but-the-edit-with-idle-has-disappeared-when-i-rig
However, it only works partially. When I right-click on a .py file, no 'Edit with IDLE' shows up. Choosing 'Edit' opens the file with IDLE. Also, the python icon is not associated with .py files. I decide to associate it with Notepad, then associate it with Python again. That works the magic. The icon is back, and so is the 'Edit with IDLE' option. Hope it helps.
This issue is arising because of the problem in the registry of Python installation. While one may edit the registry and resolve the issue, the simple solution for this can be:
DELETE ALL THE REGISTRIES pertaining to the py extensions and
Re-install Python and let installation take its course of action.
The problem will definitely resolve.
Happy Programming
After uninstalling both 2.7 and 3.6, reinstalling 3.6, I ran the init.py ,main.py, and idle.pyw found in C:\Program Files\python\Lib\idlelib and the edit with menu reappeared
I installed Python 2.7.8 for a class about a week ago and I used it all week and it opened and worked. I even installed the updated ActiveTcl 8.5.15 when I heard about the IDLE crash issue. After installing ActiveTcl 8.5.15 it continued to work perfectly, but now whenever I try to open IDLE it opens for a second then crashes. After I try to open it and it crashes, the next time I try it just bounces on my dock and nothing happens. I've tried reinstalling and everything, but nothing has worked. As of now, I haven't found anyone else that has ever run into this problem.
Your afterthought comment has the answer: somehow, 'Shift' got re-written as 'shift' in one of two files. The fix is to change it back. I reproduced the error _tkinter.TclError: bad event type or keysym "shift" on Windows by editing each file. I will let you translate the file paths to osx paths.
.../python27/lib/idlelib/config-keys.def This file should not be touched after installation.
/users/Terry/.idlerc/config-keys.cfg This file is written if you edit Options / Idle preferences / Keys / Custom Key Bindings. It can also be edited by hand. It is read on startup if Use custom is checked.
One can delete any or all of the files in .idlerc and Idle will run.
I added a note about this specific report to a Python tracker issue. You are not, unfortunately, the first with a similar problem. Fixing this and similar problems is high on my priority list. I am very curious, however, which file is bad and how this happened. Did you edit key bindings either through the dialog or an editor? Or do you think something else corrupted the file?
I am just learning python as my first programming language, and I just installed python 3.3, 64 bit on my windows 7 OS.
I installed komodo edit 8.0, and I am trying to print ('Hello world'). I set up the correct path so that I can access python through my command prompt.
From komodo, I saved my helloworld.py file to my desktop.
When I try to run the command prompt, I search for the file, and it says file not found, or file does not exist. I can open the folder from komodo, but it appears that it is empty. When I open the folder directly from my desktop, I see the file is in there, so it seems that komodo is not recognizing it.
How can I get Komodo to recognize my saved file and run it in python? I am very new so please go step by step if you can.
Thank you!
Many of the comments you've received recommend avoiding Komodo IDE. But you're not using Komodo IDE! You are using Komodo Edit, so the comments about IDEs just don't apply.
Sure, you could use Notepad++ or even plain old Notepad, but neither of those offers any real benefit over Komodo Edit. In fact, you would be losing a valuable feature of Komodo (both IDE and Edit version): realtime syntax checking.
I use Komodo IDE and like it quite a lot. If you want to run Python programs inside Komodo and debug them right there, Komodo IDE is a great choice.
One problem may be simply that you're expecting Komodo Edit to offer the same features as Komodo IDE. It doesn't. It's just a very nice editor. You need to run your Python code outside Komodo using the command line or other means. Just open a command prompt, cd to your directory, and type python yourfilename.py.
But you say you already tried that? It must be simply a matter of being in the wrong directory.
If you have your .py file open in Komodo, do a Ctrl+O right there, and the Open File dialog will show you the file's path at the top of the dialog. You can use Alt+D to select the path, and from there you can copy it and paste it into the command line if you need to cd to that directory.
If you'd like to use an interactive debugger (an excellent idea!) without paying for Komodo IDE, you can use PythonWin.
Install Mark Hammond's Python for Windows extensions. Included in this package is PythonWin. You can open your .py file in PythonWin and select File/Debug/Step In to start debugging your code. Then you can use the other commands on the File/Debug menu to step through it. Take note of the F10/F11/etc. keyboard shortcuts which give quicker access to these commands.
Whichever way you do it, I highly recommend using an interactive debugger like this when learning a new language. Being able to stop the code and look at your variables right then and there is a huge improvement over being limited to print statements for debugging.
So I disagree quite strongly with the recommendations against using an IDE like Komodo. The very first thing I look for when I learn a new programming language is an interactive visual debugger. I don't care too much whether that debugger comes packaged as part of an "IDE" or is a standalone debugger, as long as it shows the source code, makes it easy to single step, and shows the variables whenever it's paused.
Ok heres what I personally do.
Open run, type in cmd
Navigate to whatever directory my mypythonfile.py file is
Open whatever text editor you feel like ( personally i use notepad++ because it is NOT an IDE like kodomo, but just a pretty text editor.)
Type python mypythonfile.py and hit enter. This will run the program.
Open mypythonfile.py in text editor program.
Make changes to the python file.
Go back to the cmd window and press arrow up ( to go to the last typed command) and then press enter again, to run the program again.
Repeat steps 6-7 until your program is perfect.
It seems like you are having trouble with the Kodomo IDE instead of the actual learning python process. IDEs are complicated tools with lots of buttons that are scary. Learn the language first, then once you are comfortable there, then maybe you will use an IDE? Or maybe you will just keep using a text editor instead. Thats up to you.