[Tutor] help

[Martijn]

Simple; just write
python program.py
in your command line :)

On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Christian Witts <cwitts at compuscan.co.za>wrote:

> 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. :)
>>
>>    --     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
>
>
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> Christian Witts
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