[MacPorts] #35800: Unable to activate port python24

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#35800: Unable to activate port python24
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 Reporter:  willpadget@…          |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect                |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  High                  |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports                 |     Version:  2.1.2                                
 Keywords:  python                |        Port:                                       
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 I initially had issues with Xcode when trying to download python, but
 found the command tools download under the preferences tab. Now I'm
 encountering problems with the macports. It shows this error message after
 running for several minutes:

 The ports tree has been updated. To upgrade your installed ports, you
 should run
   port upgrade outdated
 --->  Computing dependencies for py-tkinter
 --->  Dependencies to be installed: py24-tkinter python24 tk Xft2
 fontconfig freetype bzip2 pkgconfig glib2 libffi perl5 perl5.12 gdbm xz
 xrender xorg-libX11 xorg-bigreqsproto xorg-inputproto xorg-kbproto xorg-
 libXau xorg-xproto xorg-libXdmcp xorg-libxcb python27 db46 libedit sqlite3
 xorg-libpthread-stubs xorg-xcb-proto libxml2 xorg-xcmiscproto xorg-
 xextproto xorg-xf86bigfontproto xorg-xtrans xorg-renderproto tcl xorg-
 libXScrnSaver xorg-libXext autoconf help2man p5.12-locale-gettext m4
 automake libtool xorg-util-macros xorg-scrnsaverproto
 --->  Activating python24 @2.4.6_10
 ''''''Error: org.macports.activate for port python24 returned: Image
 error: /opt/local/bin/idle2.4 already exists and does not belong to a
 registered port.  Unable to activate port python24. Use 'port -f activate
 python24' to force the activation.
 Error: Failed to install python24
 Please see the log file for port python24 for details:
 /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_tarballs_ports_lang_python24/python24/main.log
 Error: The following dependencies were not installed: py24-tkinter
 python24 tk Xft2 fontconfig freetype bzip2 pkgconfig glib2 libffi perl5
 perl5.12 gdbm xz xrender xorg-libX11 xorg-bigreqsproto xorg-inputproto
 xorg-kbproto xorg-libXau xorg-xproto xorg-libXdmcp xorg-libxcb python27
 db46 libedit sqlite3 xorg-libpthread-stubs xorg-xcb-proto libxml2 xorg-
 xcmiscproto xorg-xextproto xorg-xf86bigfontproto xorg-xtrans xorg-
 renderproto tcl xorg-libXScrnSaver xorg-libXext autoconf help2man p5.12
 -locale-gettext m4 automake libtool xorg-util-macros xorg-scrnsaverproto
 To report a bug, follow the instructions in the guide:
     http://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets
 Error: Processing of port py-tkinter failed''''''
 sudo: python2.4: command not found

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