[Tutor] Unsure why won't work

[Chris Readle]

You also need to make sure that python.exe in in your path.  For Win2k and
XP you can do this by right-clicking My Computer and left-clicking
Properties.  Then look under the Advanced tab, and clich the Environment
variables button.  In the System Variables listing, look for Path, double
click to edit.  Add ; c:\python22; to the end of the listing.

chris

--- Jeff Shannon <jeff@ccvcorp.com> wrote:
> Elizabeth Bernert wrote:
> 
> > I changed the top line to the line the works in my comp to get 
> > programs working, (i.e. #!c:/Python22/python.exe) but that did not 
> > work..  Does anyone have any ideas? 
> 
> 
> What *precisely* are you doing that's not working?
> 
> If you're running Windows (as I presume you are from the above comment),
> 
> then the shebang line doesn't matter -- that's a unix convention, and to
> 
> Windows it looks like an ordinary comment line.  
> 
> Under Win9x, you must use the python command to run a script -- i.e., $ 
> python tail.py somefile.txt
> 
> Under Win2k/XP, it's possible to have Explorer recognize files with a 
> .py extension as being executable and associated with the python 
> interpreter.  I believe that the installer (at least for the ActiveState
> 
> distribution) does this automatically.  In that case, you'd only need to
> 
> type $ tail somefile.txt (provided, of course, that tail.py is located 
> on your $PATH).
> 
> Jeff Shannon
> Technician/Programmer
> Credit International
> 
> 
> 
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