[Tutor] need help

[Matthew Ngaha]

>
> Don't run it from inside IDLE.  You were right to run it from cmd.
>
> Pasting the error message you showed elsewhere:
>
> 'python3' is not recognized as an internal or external
> command, operable program or batch file.
>
> That simply says that the PATH does not point to your PYTHON3.bat or
> PYTHON3.exe program.  When I was stuck on Windows, I used the ActivePython
> version, as it had many enhancements for Windows users over standard
> CPython.  One of those enhancements was a simpler install that set up
> associations and paths automatically.  Consequently, I don't have any idea
> how your Windows install tried to set up your PATH.  Look in a directory
> like  C:\Python3.1 to see if it's there at all.  And if it is, add it to
> your PATH.  That's a Windows thing, which you can do from the control
> panel.  But for testing, you can just manually add it to the path of your
> current cmd shell.
>
> In case you didn't know, PATH is an environment variable used by the cmd
> shell (and other programs) to search for .exe, .bat, and .cmd programs.
>

im really not any good with cmd or know how to set things to my python
path.  what do you mean when you say
Look in a directory like C:\Python3.1 to see if it's there at all? you mean
to see if the code works, or something else? i have my python installed not
in my C:drive but...

 D:\Data\Program Files Data\Py

in a folder named Py. i opened the cmd there and typed python3 and python
3.1 but got the same errors. i also ran the same code to start the server
but still got the same error.
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