sudo nano /usr/lib/python2.7/idlelib/IOBinding.py
change line 128: "*for line in lst:*" to this "*for line in str:*" Kind Regards, -- Michael Bellamy, Ph.D. Environmental Sciences Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory PO Box 2008 MS6153,Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6153 Cell: 678-978-2355 Office: 865-574-4834