Apparenty the wxPython installation creates windows XP style manifest
files python.exe.mainfest and pythonw.exe.manifest. I wasn't aware of
this until now, but these files aren't 'compatible' with Python programs
using Tkinter: on Win XP Pro, any Tkinter program crashes at shutdown
with an access violation when wxPython is installed.
Thomas
Thomas Heller wrote:
Apparenty the wxPython installation creates windows XP style manifest
files python.exe.mainfest and pythonw.exe.manifest. I wasn't aware of
this until now, but these files aren't 'compatible' with Python programs
using Tkinter: on Win XP Pro, any Tkinter program crashes at shutdown
with an access violation when wxPython is installed.
Sounds like a Tk problem to me. 
Adding those files will activate version 6 of the common controls DLL and that is what gives the XP Themed LnF to the GUI Apps. Probably Tk has a bug when used with the new controls DLL that makes it puke...
I'll see if I can do something in the installer to warn folks about it.
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Robin Dunn
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