On Nov 16, 2:35 am, "Gabriel Genellina" <gagsl-...@yahoo.com.ar> wrote: > En Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:04:06 -0300, vsoler <vicente.so...@gmail.com> > escribió: > > > Ever since I installed my Python 2.6 interpreter (I use IDLE), I've > > been saving my > > *.py files in the C:\Program Files\Python26 directory, which is the > > default directory for such files in my system. > > > However, I have realised that the above is not the best practice. > > Therefore I created the C:\Program Files\Python26\test directory and I > > want it to be my default directory for saving *.py files, importing > > modules, etc. > > This is *not* a good place either. Non-privileged users should not have > write permission in the C:\Program Files directory. > > > I'd like to do something like the DOS equivalent of "CD test" but I > > do not know kow to do it. > > > I am currently doing something really awful: I open a *.py file in the > > test subdirectory, I run it with the F5 key and it works! but I am > > doing really something stupid. > > "it works!" What's the problem then? > > > How should I proceed, if I want to proceed properly? > > Sorry but I don't even see your problem. You can save your .py files > anywhere you like... > > -- > Gabriel Genellina
Gabriel, When I enter IDLE, I'd like to say at the prompt: "my current directory is... ...test" and then be able to run a module in that directory. This is what my problem is!!! Thank you if you can help -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
