[Pythonmac-SIG] Re: MacPython 2.1.1c2

[Scott Griffitts]

Thanks to Conflict Catcher I've found the culprit.  AliasMenu 2.2 is a
shareware control panel which allows you to add custom menus to your apple
menu bar.  According to its website, 2.2, which came out in 1999, is the
latest version.  I disabled it and was able to install the carbon version of
Python and run the IDE with no problems.

-Scott

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From: Jack Jansen <jack@oratrix.nl>
Subject: Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Re: MacPython 2.1.1c2

Scott,
I have no idea what is causing your problems. They also seem to be
unique (i.e. if anyone else sees something similar: please speak up!).

Some wild guesses:
- are you using Multiple Users? I've never tried this, and it could
  well make the install fail. Is anyone else using Multiple Users?
- Are you running some virus-catching software that could cause this?
- Running off a fileserver maybe, so Python has no permission to save
  the prefs file?
- "Funny" (non-ascii) characters in your diskname? In the path to
Python?

Some other info that would be interesting:
- Does the prefs file actually exist or is Python somhow only thinking
that it exists?
- Your Apple System Profile output could be handy.

The second Apple Menu in the IDE, by the way, means that the IDE has
crashed. Unfortunately this means you can't easily find out why it did
so. Did the bare PythonInterpreter run OK?
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