Keeping the Console Open with IDLE

[W. eWatson]

> 
> I'm not sure whether I should feel old or write a smart alec comment --
> I suppose there are people in the world who don't know what to do with a
> command prompt....
> 
> Assuming a Windows system:
> 
> 2. Type 'cd ' (as in Change Directory) in the command prompt window (w/o
> the single quote characters)
> 3. Drag/drop the folder containing your python script to your command
> prompt window
> 4. Hit enter in your command prompt window.
> 5. Type python my_script_name.py to execute my_script_name.py.
> 
> --David
If I enter just cd, then it tells me cd is not defined. If I enter 
c:/python25, it tells me I have a syntax error at c in c:. The title of the 
black background window I have up with a >>> prompt shown in it is 
"Python(command line)". Maybe this isn't the real Python console window?

What I want is that if I execute the program by double clicking on its name 
to display the console window with the program or syntax errors shown 
without it closing in a split second. Putting read_raw in it doesn't work, 
since some error prevents it from ever being seen.

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