Ah, hah! Okay, everyone! It took two things.
1) Delete .idlerc directory 2) Uninstall and reinstall python2.4 Why I had to do step two is beyond me, but I've got it settled now! Thank you, Jacob Schmidt > > "Jacob S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Gee, > > I think I'm going to burst out in tears. > > Mike Hansen gave the solution to the very problem I'm having, yet, when > > I > > used the console version and deleted the custom color theme, it stopped > > giving me error messages, but it still won't start up without the > > console. > > > > I'm am still stunted of my python 2.4 experience. > > Help, please!!! > > > > Desperate, > > Jacob > > > Can you open IDLE and reset the color options to the defaults? I believe that's how I solved it. > > If not, there should be some configuration files, plain text files with names like "*.def" in your idlelib directory. Here's the path to one of several on my machine: > C:\Python23\Lib\idlelib\config-highlight.def > > I am not sure if you can safely delete these, but reverting them to the default configuration should work (I think). > > Caution: I am not an expert in IDLE, Python, or... even life. > > EJP > > > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
