[Tutor] python: can't open file 'test.py' : [Errno 2] No such file or directory

[Timothy Grant]

On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Pierre Dagenais
<pierre.dagenais at ncf.ca> wrote:
> The file test.py is in I:\Python25\MyCode,
> if I enter:
>
>  C:\>Python25\MyCode\python25 test.py at the DOS prompt, everything works as
> I would expect.
>
> However when I enter the same command from any other directory I get this
> error:
>
>  C:\>python test.py
>   python: can't open file 'test.py' : [Errno 2] No such file or directory
>
> I've set the environment variable pythonpath as
>  C:\>set pythonpath = C:\\Python25\\MyCode
> what am I doing wrong,
> Thank u for your help,
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You need to give the full path to your test.py file.

PYTHONPATH sets the python library search path.


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tjg.  [Timothy Grant]