stopping execution window on error - newbie

a oxfordenergyservices at googlemail.com
Fri May 14 04:23:40 EDT 2010


On 14 May, 00:14, Mensanator <mensana... at aol.com> wrote:
> On May 13, 4:00 pm, a <oxfordenergyservi... at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm coding on an old windows laptop
>
> > i write the code and double click the icon.  
>
> Don't do that.
>
> > it runs the program and
> > writes results to a window.
>
> > when the code finishes, the window closes, i do a time.sleep(10) to
> > see what has happened.
>
> > unfortunately when there is an error it just closes the window.
> > anyway of seeing the error messages?
>
> Go to the windows [Start] button. Select [Run...] and in the popup
> box,
> type "cmd" as the program to run. This will open a DOS shell window (a
> text window.)
>
> Then you can run your Python script from the window prompt and it
> won't
> close until you manually close it, even if the program crashes.
>
> For example, once I open the DOS shell...
>
> <EXAMPLE>
> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> H:\>C:
>
> C:\>cd python31\user\lotto
>
> C:\Python31\user\lotto>dir
>  Volume in drive C has no label.
>  Volume Serial Number is 06DE-55B4
>
>  Directory of C:\Python31\user\lotto
>
> 05/13/2010  05:53 PM    <DIR>          .
> 05/13/2010  05:53 PM    <DIR>          ..
> 08/19/2009  07:08 PM             3,334 lotto.py
> 05/13/2010  05:56 PM             6,068 lotto_2010.py
>                2 File(s)          9,402 bytes
>                2 Dir(s)  102,247,440,384 bytes free
>
> C:\Python31\user\lotto>..\..\python lotto_2010.py
>
> {1: 2, 2: 3, 3: 2, 4: 1, 5: 2, 6: 1, 7: 2, 8: 1, 9: 1, 10: 2, 11: 2,
> 13: 1, 14: 2, 17: 1, 18: 2, 19: 1, 20: 1, 21: 1, 22: 1, 24: 1, 25: 1,
> 26: 3, 27: 1, 28: 2, 29: 2, 30: 1, 31: 1, 32: 1, 34: 1, 35: 1, 37: 2,
> 38: 2, 39: 2, 40: 1, 42: 2, 43: 1, 44: 2, 46: 2, 47: 1, 48: 1, 50: 1,
> 51: 2, 52: 3}
>
>  1  2 **
>  2  3 ***
>  3  2 **
>  4  1 *
>  5  2 **
>  6  1 *
>  7  2 **
>  8  1 *
>  9  1 *
> 10  2 **
> 11  2 **
> 12
> 13  1 *
> 14  2 **
> 15
> 16
> 17  1 *
> 18  2 **
> 19  1 *
> 20  1 *
> 21  1 *
> 22  1 *
> 23
> 24  1 *
> 25  1 *
> 26  3 ***
> 27  1 *
> 28  2 **
> 29  2 **
> 30  1 *
> 31  1 *
> 32  1 *
> 33
> 34  1 *
> 35  1 *
> 36
> 37  2 **
> 38  2 **
> 39  2 **
> 40  1 *
> 41
> 42  2 **
> 43  1 *
> 44  2 **
> 45
> 46  2 **
> 47  1 *
> 48  1 *
> 49
> 50  1 *
> 51  2 **
> 52  3 ***
>
> (7, 21, 50, 36, 26, 3)
> (7, 21, 50, 36, 26, 17)
> (7, 21, 50, 36, 26, 52)
> (7, 21, 50, 36, 3, 17)
> (7, 21, 50, 36, 3, 52)
> (7, 21, 50, 36, 17, 52)
> (7, 21, 50, 26, 3, 17)
> (7, 21, 50, 26, 3, 52)
> (7, 21, 50, 26, 17, 52)
> (7, 21, 50, 3, 17, 52)
> (7, 21, 36, 26, 3, 17)
> (7, 21, 36, 26, 3, 52)
> (7, 21, 36, 26, 17, 52)
> (7, 21, 36, 3, 17, 52)
> (7, 21, 26, 3, 17, 52)
> (7, 50, 36, 26, 3, 17)
> (7, 50, 36, 26, 3, 52)
> (7, 50, 36, 26, 17, 52)
> (7, 50, 36, 3, 17, 52)
> (7, 50, 26, 3, 17, 52)
> (7, 36, 26, 3, 17, 52)
> (21, 50, 36, 26, 3, 17)
> (21, 50, 36, 26, 3, 52)
> (21, 50, 36, 26, 17, 52)
> (21, 50, 36, 3, 17, 52)
> (21, 50, 26, 3, 17, 52)
> (21, 36, 26, 3, 17, 52)
> (50, 36, 26, 3, 17, 52)
>
>  8  9 32 38 40 48
> 13 22 28 39 42 43
>  1  2  5 11 18 52 +
>  2  3 26 44 51 52 +++
>  4  7 14 26 35 52 +++
>  2  7 10 19 42 47 +
>  5 20 31 34 50 51 +
>  1 28 29 37 39 46
> 10 11 27 37 38 46
>  6 21 24 29 30 44 +
>  3 14 17 18 25 26 +++
>  7 10 39 42 45 46 +
> 15 17 23 36 38 44 ++
> 16 19 23 27 41 49
> 15 25 32 36 44 47 +
> 16 19 24 29 38 41
>  3  4  8 13 43 49 +
>  2 11 17 19 22 50 ++
> 14 21 22 28 30 45 +
>  4 15 21 34 47 49 +
> 19 34 38 39 40 48
>  4 16 24 33 37 48
>  8 16 17 18 39 40 +
>  1 24 27 30 31 47
>  1  7 11 21 30 43 ++
>  1  8 13 18 32 36 +
>  5 10 12 16 20 21 +
>  7 11 23 24 26 35 ++
>  7  8 11 13 42 49 +
>  1  8 17 34 40 50 ++
>  1 24 29 35 41 45
> 15 17 24 32 44 52 ++
>  4 12 21 26 33 38 ++
>  2 13 15 41 48 50 +
>  2  7  9 27 45 52 ++
> 24 25 35 36 39 42 +
>  8 22 39 40 42 48
> 16 18 29 30 34 43
>  7 21 28 36 45 50 ++++
>  4  8 30 35 39 42
>  2 11 15 23 40 51
>  2  7 14 18 23 34 +
>  1 11 22 37 41 50 +
>  4 34 40 44 50 52 ++
> 12 28 33 39 40 52 +
> 14 18 25 36 38 39 +
>  4 11 16 17 27 37 +
>  1 11 16 28 31 36 +
>  8 16 31 34 36 52 ++
>  7 10 15 21 35 36 +++
>  2  9 21 23 29 30 +
> 15 29 33 41 46 47
>  2  5 18 34 36 39 +
>  7 15 21 31 45 50 +++
> 12 17 20 28 39 51 +
>  3  7 22 26 50 52 +++++
>  1  5 21 27 31 39 +
>  2  8 10 23 34 50 +
>  1 11 24 26 32 52 ++
>  1 18 20 38 41 42
> 12 33 36 42 45 48 +
>  1  6 21 28 37 39 +
> 16 18 19 22 33 35
>  2  7 17 27 29 47 ++
> 15 19 20 25 42 45
>  2  6 17 19 20 41 +
>  1 13 34 42 43 46
> 16 29 30 31 34 47
>  5  7 26 29 36 46 +++
>  1 27 28 30 31 49
>  8 17 19 47 49 52 ++
>  5 23 32 41 42 45
> 11 13 22 29 40 46
> 16 17 18 20 41 43 +
>  3 17 26 38 45 52 ++++
> 13 18 21 38 39 41 +
> 14 19 28 40 44 51
>  4  8  9 36 43 47 +
>  1  9 15 24 36 39 +
>  4 31 37 41 42 43
>  7 12 18 27 36 42 ++
>  3  4 26 27 35 51 ++
>  7 12 19 23 26 45 ++
> 19 28 36 39 42 52 ++
>  8 17 21 44 46 51 ++
>  2  4 18 19 36 49 +
>  1  4 11 16 22 35
> 13 14 17 18 41 46 +
>  8 16 23 29 43 48
>  1  8 25 36 37 44 +
>  7 20 21 23 36 50 ++++
>  3  7 23 27 39 43 ++
>  4 10 21 37 38 48 +
>  6 18 30 35 36 42 +
>  3 14 23 43 46 48 +
> 10 11 19 26 42 46 +
>  1  5 27 34 42 45
>  1 16 29 33 40 46
> 32 41 43 45 48 51
>  1 13 23 24 46 49
> 24 25 28 30 32 40
>  8 14 20 33 50 52 ++
>  2 16 27 28 33 39
> 13 17 19 32 43 52 ++
> 10 11 16 43 45 49
>  2  4 20 22 35 44
>  1 12 18 36 37 40 +
>  8 10 16 22 35 47
>  8 11 16 31 45 46
> 11 13 22 25 26 27 +
>  3 17 25 26 29 40 +++
>  7 10 27 37 46 47 +
>  3  5  7 27 33 40 ++
>  4 14 28 37 40 44
> 18 22 25 33 43 48
> 11 19 26 30 44 50 ++
>  3 11 22 42 46 51 +
>  7  8 21 26 30 50 ++++
>  6 13 15 23 37 39
> 12 17 31 37 43 47 +
>  2  7 11 21 33 42 ++
>  2 21 26 37 39 50 +++
>  6 26 37 38 42 46 +
> 18 19 24 34 40 49
>  2  9 12 17 31 42 +
>  5 14 30 32 34 49
>  7 14 29 41 49 50 ++
>  3  7 43 45 46 47 ++
> 12 22 31 37 40 51
>  1  3  5 11 28 46 +
>  6  7 12 22 30 32 +
> 13 18 20 25 26 49 +
> 14 19 22 41 49 50 +
>  3  4 12 20 39 42 +
>  9 18 31 44 46 49
>  9 20 24 27 41 45
>  6  8 27 31 45 52 +
> 22 34 35 40 41 42
>  1  8 15 37 38 45
>  6  9 13 16 35 51
>  6 14 17 30 33 52 ++
> 14 27 31 34 40 51
>  2 11 21 34 36 46 ++
>  1  3 12 15 47 51 +
>  4  5 26 30 32 37 +
>  4 10 18 29 37 51
>  8 33 35 36 39 43 +
>  9 17 22 23 40 52 ++
>  3 31 34 38 47 50 ++
> 21 26 27 33 41 50 +++
>  1 10 15 26 40 43 +
>  9 15 17 25 40 42 +
>  6 11 23 26 30 45 +
>  1  5  9 33 44 51
> 13 15 20 22 27 48
>  3  5 10 11 17 32 ++
>
> C:\Python31\user\lotto>
> </EXAMPLE>
>
> Now I can study the output for as long as I want.
>
> Also, I could have done this:
>
>     C:\Python31\user\lotto>..\..\python lotto_2010.py >
> lotto_output.txt
>
> and directed the output to a file for editing and/or printing.
>
Thanks!



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