On Nov 16, 8:45 pm, Chris Rebert <c...@rebertia.com> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 11:36 AM, vsoler <vicente.so...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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!!! > > 1. File -> Open > 2. Navigate to file and choose it > 3. Press F5 > > Cheers, > Chris > --http://blog.rebertia.com
Say that you wanted to import a file in the test directory after just entering IDLE. How would you do it? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list