I'm trying to set my default editor in ArcMap (10.3) to IDLE 2.7, but despite using the 2.7 path, when I right-click on a script tool and select Edit, it opens IDLE 3.4:
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Just to be sure: right click > edit from within Arc* or in Windows Explorer?– KHibmaApr 11 '16 at 15:02
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@KHibma - correct. I'm right-clicking on a script tool and selecting Edit. But then instead of IDLE 2.7 opening, IDLE 3.4 is opening, despite setting the "Script Tool Editor" path to 2.7."– Kristen G.Apr 11 '16 at 15:13
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You're probably running into this. Though its weird the specific idle.pyw you're pointing at has been hijacked to use 3.4.– KHibmaApr 11 '16 at 15:15
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@KHibma That's definitely what's going on. I actually read that answer a while back and added both "Edit with IDLE 2.7" and "Edit with IDLE 3.4" to my right-click context menu by editing my registry. It's been a great workaround for editing scripts just in folders. But I can't seem to find a similar workaround for right-clicking on a script in a toolbox to edit it in IDLE 2.7. And when I try to set the default editor to PythonWIN or even Notepad++ then just nothing happens. So frustrating.– Kristen G.Apr 11 '16 at 16:42
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I think it could be worth retesting this on a machine with ArcGIS 10.4.1 for Desktop and ArcGIS Pro 1.3 (installed in that order) because pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/arcpy/get-started/… suggests the ArcPy install from Pro is done differently now. I have that combination on my laptop but do not have it with me to test.– PolyGeo ♦Jul 18 '16 at 5:18
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I tested this on a machine with ArcGIS 10.4.1 for Desktop and ArcGIS Pro 1.3 (installed in that order) because http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/arcpy/get-started/installing-python-for-arcgis-pro.htm suggests the ArcPy install from Pro is done differently now.
The IDLE editor now opens predictably from ArcGIS for Desktop with Python 2.7.4.
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Fantastic! We are getting new machines at work and will have 10.4 as well. Once we get them I will test it out and report back. Aug 30 '16 at 13:04