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<P><FONT SIZE=2>hi,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Can I make a standalone out of this .pyw to make a prog that runs in background ?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>If no, how to do that sort of thing ?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>/prasad</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Pete Shinners [<A HREF="mailto:shredwheat@mediaone.net">mailto:shredwheat@mediaone.net</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 1:54 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: python-list@python.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: Silent python program</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>"Olav" <ovi@autronica.no> wrote</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Can anyone tell me how to run a python program in "background"</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> on win32 platform. I don't want any output to the screen.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>the easiest way is to simply give it the ".PYW" extension.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>when python installs it associates PYW with the "pythonw.exe"</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>this python executable is pretty much exactly the same as</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>"python.exe", except that it runs without a dos shell.</FONT>
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