[Tutor] help

[Christian Witts]

Oshan Modi wrote:
> I have Windows 7 and am using python 2.6.. I added python.exe's 
> address in the path option under enviromental variables.. i can run 
> python in command prompt.. its just that i dont know to make it 
> execute a file directly rather than typing the whole program again and 
> again..
>
> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Christian Witts 
> <cwitts at compuscan.co.za <mailto:cwitts at compuscan.co.za>> wrote:
>
>     Forwarding to the list.
>
>     Martijn wrote:
>
>
>         On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Christian Witts
>         <cwitts at compuscan.co.za <mailto:cwitts at compuscan.co.za>
>         <mailto:cwitts at compuscan.co.za
>         <mailto:cwitts at compuscan.co.za>>> wrote:
>          
>            Oshan Modi wrote:
>            
>                i am only a novice and just started programming.. i am
>         having
>                trouble running a .py file in the command prompt.. if
>         anyone
>                of you could help?
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>            If you are using Windows and just installed Python and then
>         tried
>            to execute your script with "python script_name.py" and it
>         tells
>            you it cannot find the program to execute then it is likely
>         your
>            environment settings as the Python installer never seems to
>         set up
>            your path properly.
>                 Go to My Computer -> Advanced Settings -> Environment
>         Settings ->
>            Double-Click on path -> Add your python path eg. c:\python26 at
>            the end
>
>          I think it should be capitalized, but I'm not sure, so:
>         For Python 2.6:
>         C:\Python26
>         For Python 3.1:
>         C:\Python31
>         If you didn't install it on the C: drive, change C: to the
>         drive letter you installed it on.
>          Also, check if there's a semicolon ( ; ) at the end of the
>         path before you add the python path, if there isn't, add it
>         first. Now you can continue :)
>          Martijn
>
>          
>            -> Restart and it should work.
>                 --     Kind Regards,
>            Christian Witts
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>     Windows is case insensitive when it comes to paths and executables
>     names so it shouldn't matter.  The semi-colon I forgot to mention
>     though. :)
>
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>     Kind Regards,
>     Christian Witts
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Is this perhaps what you want to do ?
http://www.python.org/doc/faq/windows/#how-do-i-make-python-scripts-executable

-- 
Kind Regards,
Christian Witts