Craig S writes:
My son is having a problem running the random rectangle program on page 174 of Python for Kids. He is using version 2.7.7, so the Tkinter module must be capitalized (just so you don't suggest to capitalize it). Every time he tries to run the module, it comes up with a new window saying, "RESTART". He tried to copy and paste your code, but came up with the same results. This is the code he's written. from Tkinter import * import random tk = Tk() canvas = Canvas(tk, width=400,height=400) def random_rectangle(width, height): ... random_rectangle(400, 400)
This is what comes up when he runs it. Python 2.7.7 (default, Jun 1 2014, 14:17:13) on win32 Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information. >>> =============== RESTART ===============
Please share some advice. Thanks.
A couple of thoughts:
- He's missing the
packfunction after the 4th line of that code (canvas.pack()) - You're probably not running Idle in "No Subprocess" mode (see Chapter 1 of the book for setup instructions). If that doesn't work for you, for some reason, then best thing to do is use a text editor, save the code and then run it from the command prompt by typing
python yourscript.py(see http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/command-prompt-faq for instructions on running the command prompt if you're not aware how to do that) - You may hit other weird issues if you're not using Python3, since all the code in the book was written and tested with 3.x. Much of it is probably fine, but no guarantees there...