[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I downloaded PyExcelerator.zip as I need to write some data into Excel > files, and tried unsuccessfully to install it. I unzipped the files > into C:/Python24/Lib/site-packages/PyExcelerator, and in a python > command line window typed > > >>>os.chdir("C:/Python24/Lib/site-packages/PyExcelerator") > > followed by > > >>>python ./setup.py install > > exactly as stated in README.txt. However all I get is a SyntaxError. > > I then tried various combinations - with and without enclosing quotes, > with and without ./, and in all cases I get a SyntaxError. Has anyone > installed this program successfully? If so, what's the magic ingredient > for a successful install?
use a windows *command interpreter* window, instead of typing windows commands into a Python interpreter. (if you cannot find it in your start menu, select "run..." and run the "cmd" command). </F> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list