IDLE crashes on my Mac

Question

I've never used Python before and wanted to get started. I am running Mac OSX 10.5.8 and everytime I open IDLE I get the following error message:

The application IDLE quit unexpectedly

I just downloaded Python 2.7 because I heard that it had the most library support and I was very excited about the C/C++ Python interfacing capabilities. I did see other users on this site having similar problems but I still did not figure my issue out.

Any ideas on how I can get IDLE to run on my Mac?

I have a feeling that we're going to need some more information. What is your processor type (x32, x64, etc). What is the exact link from which you downloaded python and idle? — inspectorG4dget, Jun 30 '12 at 20:04
Also, You should be aware that OS X comes with a builtin version of python (2.7 for 10.5 I think). — Joel Cornett, Jun 30 '12 at 20:11
I am running x64, and I now see my problem, as I downloaded python for 10.6 — CodeKingPlusPlus, Jun 30 '12 at 20:20
Try launching IDLE from a Terminal shell command line and report what errors, if any, are displayed: `/usr/local/bin/idle2.7` — Ned Deily, Jun 30 '12 at 20:20
Yes, if you download from python.org, you need to use the 32-bit-only installer — Ned Deily, Jun 30 '12 at 20:21
Here's some information http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9384021/idle-and-idle-3-crash-on-opening-mac-osx — octopusgrabbus, Jun 30 '12 at 20:42

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 03 '12 at 21:23

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python 3.x is better for macs. try downloading it here and using IDLE.

answered Jul 03 '12 at 21:23

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 17 '12 at 12:58

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On mac idle crashes when you import something big from outside, when you copy-paste something and when you click on preferences. Copy-paste error message:

IDLE quit unexpectedly

Exception Type:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)

All the version of python crashes on mac. So far, i didn't see any solution to this problem. I strongly recommend you to use iep. It has all the version of python and you don't need to save the file to run it.

Here is a link to iep editor

answered Nov 17 '12 at 12:58

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I have the same exact problem with any Cmd+key combination (or its command from the menu selection). Any solutions. I'm using Python 3.3.2 Carlos – user819893 Sep 14 '13 at 17:16

IDLE crashes on my Mac

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