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

[Ben Fishbein]

Stupid question: how do I run a program from the terminal? I've always just
gone to the drop down menu and clicked run to do it in idle.

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 6:17 PM, Ben Fishbein <bfishbein79 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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