@@ -681,19 +681,22 @@ clash, or cannot or does not want to run as admin, it might be easiest to
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completely remove Python and start over.
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A zombie pythonw.exe process could be a problem. On Windows, use Task
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- Manager to detect and stop one. Sometimes a restart initiated by a program
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- crash or Keyboard Interrupt (control-C) may fail to connect. Dismissing
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- the error box or Restart Shell on the Shell menu may fix a temporary problem.
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+ Manager to check for one and stop it if there is. Sometimes a restart
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+ initiated by a program crash or Keyboard Interrupt (control-C) may fail
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+ to connect. Dismissing the error box or using Restart Shell on the Shell
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+ menu may fix a temporary problem.
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When IDLE first starts, it attempts to read user configuration files in
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``~/.idlerc/ `` (~ is one's home directory). If there is a problem, an error
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message should be displayed. Leaving aside random disk glitches, this can
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- be prevented by never editing the files by hand, using the configuration
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- dialog, under Options, instead Options. Once it happens, the solution may
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- be to delete one or more of the configuration files.
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+ be prevented by never editing the files by hand. Instead, use the
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+ configuration dialog, under Options. Once there is an error in a user
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+ configuration file, the best solution may be to delete it and start over
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+ with the settings dialog.
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If IDLE quits with no message, and it was not started from a console, try
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- starting from a console (``python -m idlelib ``) and see if a message appears.
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+ starting it from a console or terminal (``python -m idlelib ``) and see if
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+ this results in an error message.
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Running user code
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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