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How to restore IDLE to factory settings


I was messing with the Preferences in Python IDLE and I couldn't edit the size of the window. So I right clicked on the windows size where it says "Width and Height" and got a ridiculous size for width!

Now IDLE wont even turn on. I tried uninstalling it and installing it again but it doesn't work. I have a Mac. How do I reset IDLE?


Solution

  • Assuming you mean Idle (which comes with Python), close Idle, then in Terminal, type:

    mv ~/.idlerc ~/.idlerc-save