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IDLE shutdown when pressing '

I downloaded IDLE to program using Python. But when I try to use a ' create strings, it automatically closes the IDLE. What can I do?

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Solution

  • Follow the instructions to read the link posted there in that warning message and do what it tells you: install an up-to-date version of Tcl/Tk 8.5, like that from ActiveState. You're running into an old bug in the OS X Cocoa-based Tk that still exists in the old version Apple ships with OS X.