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

W. eWatson wolftracks at invalid.com
Thu Nov 17 15:31:28 EST 2011 
On 11/17/2011 9:39 AM, John Gordon wrote:
> In<ja3eae$rr$1 at dont-email.me>  "W. eWatson"<wolftracks 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."
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