[Tutor] running more than one python program at the same time

[Ben Fishbein]

I'm on a Mac. Using Lion. I just tried opening the terminal and typing
"python." And I'm able to open several terminal windows this way. I think
this should be able to run many programs simultaneously. Thanks for your
help.
-Ben


On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 6:04 PM, Brian van den Broek <
brian.van.den.broek at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On 28 Aug 2012 18:33, "Benjamin Fishbein" <bfishbein79 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> > I wrote a program that I want to have running 24/7. But the problem is
> that I also want to write and run other programs. I'm using Idle and it
> won't let me run more than one script at a time. Do you know if there's a
> way to do this? Or do I need to buy a second computer?
> > Thanks,
> > Ben
>
> Hi Ben,
>
> Idle may be useful for developing with (provided you aren't making an app
> with tkinter) but isn't always the best choice for running one.
>
> Do you know how to run python from a command prompt? (If not, post back to
> the list being sure to tell us your OS and I or someone else will help
> you.) If you run you 24/7 program that way, idle will be free for you to
> work. There are other ways to get your program to run in the background,
> but again these are OS-dependant.
>
> Best,
>
> Brian vdB
>
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