IDLE in 2.6 fails to launch

[JanKarel]

BPO	4276
Nosy	@benjaminp

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title = 'IDLE in 2.6 fails to launch'
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[JanKarel]

I downloaded and installed Python 2.6 for Mac OSX 10.4. It installed
Build Applet, Extras, IDLE and Python Launcher in a Python 2.6 folder in
the Applications folder. However, IDLE will not launch. I have Python
2.5 installed. That IDLE version works.

[benjaminp]

Duplicate of bpo-4017.