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I have installed python 3 on my kubuntu PC.
However as the default version of python on kubuntu is 2.5 Idle uses python 2.5 instead of the newly installed python 3

(i used the "python3.0" package for installing python and "idle" package for IDLE when i was installing using synaptic package manager)

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i dont know about kubuntu but with windows after i installed it you need to look on the start bar in all programs and there is the folder Python30

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Even the IDLE that comes with Python30 will insist to use PYthon25 if installed. There must be a file association config file somewhere that screws this up.

I finally wrote a batch file (I use Windows Vista) and that solves the problem:

REM a batch file to force IDLE to use Pyhon30
REM saved as IDLE30.bat
C:\Python30\pythonw.exe -u C:\Python30\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw

By the way, I really hate VISTA (their socalled security is childish, rather annoying and stupid)!

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