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Kellin Strook
Kellin Strook

Reputation: 537

Idlex 1.13 : Unable to located "idlexlib"

I really like IDLE because it's simple and intuitive, not to mention it is lightweight, but one turnoff is its lack of Line Numbers which is very important (for me).

I installed Python 3.6.0 for all users and then installed IdleX (python setup.py install), both as Admin. The setup went smoothly and the console displayed all processes just fine. However, when I tried to run idlex, an error showed:

Unable to located "idlexlib".

Make sure it is located in the same directory as "idlexlib" or run setup.py

to install IdleX.

 python setup.py install --user

I tried uninstalling IDLE then installed it for single user, reboot then run again but the problem is still the same. I tried upgrading to Python 3.6.1 but with no luck. I also tried copying LineNumbers.py to idlelib then edited configextensions.def but still no luck.

This should be a textbook setup (or so I thought) but I can't get it to work.

P.S.: Using Windows 10, 64-bit

Upvotes: 4

Views: 2503

Answers (1)

DrewPlots
DrewPlots

Reputation: 31

Prerequisites

This solution works on Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS, using

  • python3
  • idle3
  • python3-setuptools
  • idlex-1.18.zip

The solution to the issue comes in the form of installing idlex, but there's more to it than that, so I've written the whole process.

Update Repo & Install dependencies

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y idle3 python3-setuptools

Download IDLEx extension package

sudo wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/idlex/files/idlex-1.18.zip -P ~/

Unzip & make idlex hidden

cd ~/
unzip idlex-1.18
mv idlex-1.18 .idlex-1.18

Remove extra directories

rm -rf ~/idlex-1.18 ~/idlex-1.18.zip

Install idlex

cd ~/.idlex-1.18
sudo python3 setup.py install

Ensure Idlex runs

cd ~/.idlex-1.18
python3 idlex.py

Exit the program and proceed to next step.

Create Desktop Shortcut

Setup desktop shortcut for easy access

nano ~/Desktop/idlex.desktop

Paste into the text file:

python3 ~/.idlex-1.18/idlex.py

Press Ctrl+X and type "Y" and enter to save file to desktop.

Make idlex.desktop executable

In terminal, or

sudo chmod +x ~/Desktop/idlex.desktop

Through gnome

Right-click idlex.desktop on your desktop > select "Properties":

  • Go to Permissions tab
  • Check the box, "Allow executing file as program"

Upvotes: 1

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