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  • John Velman
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    python vs pythonw

    New to mac. I have leopard. What's the difference between python and
    pythonw? So far (which isn't very far) I can't tell the difference.

    I have a small application using TKinter that I was working on under
    Linux. Both python and pythonw run it, but on both it "stops
    responding" (pinwheel of death) when I touch the vertical scrollbar.

    Thanks,

    John Velman
    Tags: python pythonw, pythonw, pythonw python
    • =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Martin_v=2E_L=F6wis=22?=
      #2
      Re: python vs pythonw

      New to mac. I have leopard. What's the difference between python and
      pythonw? So far (which isn't very far) I can't tell the difference.
      IIUC, pythonw is linked with the WindowManager library, so it can do
      GUI operations; python can't.
      I have a small application using TKinter that I was working on under
      Linux.
      X11 Tk or Aqua Tk? If Aqua Tk, this would contradict to my theory above.

      Regards,
      Martin

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        • Ant
          #3
          Re: python vs pythonw

          On Nov 30, 3:30 am, John Velman <vel...@cox.net wrote:
          New to mac. I have leopard. What's the difference between python and
          pythonw? So far (which isn't very far) I can't tell the difference.
          >
          I have a small application using TKinter that I was working on under
          Linux. Both python and pythonw run it, but on both it "stops
          responding" (pinwheel of death) when I touch the vertical scrollbar.
          On Windows, python runs in console mode (and pops up a console window
          if you're not executing the script from a console already), pythonw
          runs the script as a background process. I'd imagine that it is the
          same for the Mac, and I shouldn't think it has anything to do with
          your problem here.

          --
          Ant.

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            • has
              #4
              Re: python vs pythonw

              On 30 Nov, 06:16, "Martin v. Löwis" <mar...@v.loewi s.dewrote:
              New to mac. I have leopard. What's the difference between python and
              pythonw? So far (which isn't very far) I can't tell the difference.
              >
              IIUC, pythonw is linked with the WindowManager library, so it can do
              GUI operations; python can't.
              True for Python 2.3.x and earlier. This limitation went away in 2.4,
              however, and pythonw is now kept around solely for compatibility with
              older scripts that still refer to it.


              HTH

              has
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