> I have a real newbie question here. Well, as a starter, it would be helpful if you included a Subject: line in your mail...my spam filters flagged it and I almost tossed it in my bit-bucket because the subject was empty. :*)
> On WinXP I open a command line and type 'python' and get 'PYTHON' is > not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > > So I downloaded the Python 2.4.2 install package and installed it in XP. > > I go to a command line prompt and type 'python' and still get the > error. - not good. The general problem is that in your cmd.exe/command.com environment, you don't have your PATH variable set up to point to the location in which the python executable is found. If you want to do it for a single dos session, you can do the following: c:\> path %path%;c:\path\to\python\exe This will add the location of the python exe (in this example, it's in "c:\path\to\python\exe" folder...adjust accordingly for your install) to your path. For a more persistant solution, go to your system properties and dig around for the "Environment variables" button. I've got Win2k here, not XP, so I don't know the exact sequence, but here it is on Win2k winkey+break (pulls up the system properties) "advanced" tab "environment variables" button On that screen, you should see the "Path" in the "System variables" list. Edit it to include the above path to your python binaries. Start a new command-prompt. Voila! Alternatively, instead of running python directly, you should also be able to run c:\> start python which will likely start it in a new window. -tim -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list