On Wed, Jan 05, 2005, Alan Gauld wrote: >> Sorry if I missed something obvious, but how do I execute a python >> script file in the interpreter? I have "Using the Python >Interpreter" in >> the Python tutorial but not much is said... > >You can import a script at the >>> prompt as you would under >Pythonwin. >Or you can run IDLE much as you did Pythonwin. >Or you can learn emacs and run python mode in that. > >Personally I just open a gvim window and a terminal and edit the >code in gvim and run the program in the terminal... If I need >to experiment I open a third window and run the >>> prompt there. >Linux is the IDE... > >Alan G. > >PS >I just got my own Linux box running again 4 months after >moving house! I thought I'd try a Suse distro I got with >Borlands Kylix and calamity - no python! >Back to Mandrake I think.
I have yet to see a SuSE distribution without python although you may have to install it from using yast2. FWIW, I would strongly recommend the SuSE Professional rather than the Personal if you're going to be doing any serious development work. Bill -- INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ Manual, n.: A unit of documentation. There are always three or more on a given item. One is on the shelf; someone has the others. The information you need is in the others. -- Ray Simard _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
