Python command line error

[Mick Duprez]

On May 29, 11:33 am, Max Erickson <maxerick... at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mick Duprez <dup... at hinet.net.au> wrote:
> > Hi All,
>
> > I've installed Python 2.5 on a number of machines but on one I'm
> > having problems with the CLI.
> > If I fire up the 'cmd' dos box and type 'python' I get a line of
> > gibberish and it locks up the cli, if I run the 'command' dos box
> > I get a few lines of garbage and it crashes/closes the dos box.
>
> > I've tried a re-install, checked my system paths etc but I can't
> > get it to work, it works ok for running scripts from a dbl click
> > in explorer for instance and from Idle, I just can't run scripts
> > from the command line.
>
> > I have installed -
> > xp pro sp2
> > Python25
> > wxPython2.8 unicode
> > PIL
> > numpy
>
> > any clues to what's causing this behavior?
> > tia,
> > Mick.
>
> What kind of gibberish? Actual garbage characters and the like?
>
> Anyway, maybe try running which; this one should be easy to get
> going:
>
> http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/which.htm
>
> But I have never used it, I use the one in this package:
>
> http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/
>
> It expects 'python.exe' or whatever, not just 'python', I would
> expect the gnuwin32 version to behave similarly.
>
> max

Thanks Max, I just worked it out just before I read your post...doh!
I have cygwin on this machine also and the cygwin/bin path was before
the Python25 path so it was playing up, I put the Python25 path before
the cygwin stuff and it's fixed.
It's always something simple!
Cheers,
Mick.