[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): Use the platform-independent way of calling a script from the shell: "python

georg.brandl python-checkins at python.org
Sun Oct 6 19:33:43 CEST 2013


http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/9524e1468913
changeset:   86132:9524e1468913
branch:      2.7
parent:      86123:bc12d18c6aa3
user:        Georg Brandl <georg at python.org>
date:        Sun Oct 06 19:33:56 2013 +0200
summary:
  Use the platform-independent way of calling a script from the shell: "python prog.py", not "prog.py"

Found by Micheal Wells on docs at .

files:
  Doc/library/argparse.rst |  8 ++++----
  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/argparse.rst b/Doc/library/argparse.rst
--- a/Doc/library/argparse.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/argparse.rst
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 Assuming the Python code above is saved into a file called ``prog.py``, it can
 be run at the command line and provides useful help messages::
 
-   $ prog.py -h
+   $ python prog.py -h
    usage: prog.py [-h] [--sum] N [N ...]
 
    Process some integers.
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@
 When run with the appropriate arguments, it prints either the sum or the max of
 the command-line integers::
 
-   $ prog.py 1 2 3 4
+   $ python prog.py 1 2 3 4
    4
 
-   $ prog.py 1 2 3 4 --sum
+   $ python prog.py 1 2 3 4 --sum
    10
 
 If invalid arguments are passed in, it will issue an error::
 
-   $ prog.py a b c
+   $ python prog.py a b c
    usage: prog.py [-h] [--sum] N [N ...]
    prog.py: error: argument N: invalid int value: 'a'
 

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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython


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