difference between invocation of python script on unix and microsoft?

[Roberto Lupi]

In article <81vkig$228 at news.service.uci.edu>, strombrg at bingy.acs.uci.edu 
says...
>   python c:/full/path/to/newstosgf < filename
> 
> ...under microsoft?

I recently installed perl to my laptop with NT, the README says that 
redirection won't work with the standard shell (CMD.EXE on NT, 
COMMAND.COM on Win9x).

Your problem looks suspiciously similar.

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Roberto Lupi