Yeah, right click on a .py and check if it's associated with pythonw or python.exe
GL, Liam Clarke On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:28:18 +0000, Richard gelling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > Yes, I use both Wndows XP and Linux( at work ) . I left that in by > mistake I am actually just typing in > > arg1,py a b c > > at the windows XP command prompt > > Sorry for the confusion. > > > Liam Clarke wrote: > > >Are you using XP still? I've never seen this before - > > > > > >>./arg1.py a b c > >> > >> > > > >But anyhoo, I tried out just > >'c:\python23\foo.py' > >as opposed to > >'c:\python23\python foo.py' and > >while foo.py will run, it doesn't echo to the console, as on my > >machine running a .py file runs it through pythonw.exe - I'd check it > >out for your machine, it's probably the same. You'd need to change the > >association to python.exe, but that would mean that you always got a > >DOS box for every Python script you ran, which is annoying with GUIs. > > > >Erm, if you don't want to type in python each time, either change the > >association or create a batch file called x or a or something that > >runs Python and stick it in a directory that's in your PATH system > >variable. Only problem with that is passing command line variables.... > > > >...might just be better to type python.... > > > >Good Luck, > > > >Liam Clarke > > > >On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 17:55:54 +0000, Richard gelling > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Hi, > >> > >>No What I get if I was to type in > >>./arg1.py a b c > >> > >>All I get is > >>[] > >> > >>If i type at the command prompt > >> > >>python arg1.py a b c > >> > >>I get ['a','b','c'] as expected > >> > >>All the other programs and examples I have typed in work fine just by > >>typing in the file name, I don't have to preced the file name with > >>python, only this example. I hope this makes it clearer > >> > >>Richard G. > >> > >> > >>Nick Lunt wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Richard, > >>> > >>>if you try to print sys.argv[1:] when sys.argv only contain sys.argv[0] > >>>then you are bound to get an empty list returned, [] . > >>> > >>>Im not sure I understand the problem you think you've got but here's > >>>what happens with sys.argv for me, and it's correct. > >>> > >>>[argl.py] > >>> > >>>$ cat argl.py > >>>#!/usr/bin/python > >>> > >>>import sys > >>>print sys.argv[1:] > >>> > >>> > >>>./argl.py > >>>[] > >>> > >>>./argl.py a b c > >>>['a', 'b', 'c'] > >>> > >>>Is that what your getting ? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Sorry for the late response, I tried all of the the suggestions, > >>>>including correcting my typo of print sys[1:] and tried print > >>>>sys,argv[1:], this does now work as long as I run 'python test.py fred > >>>>joe' it returns all the arguments. If I try just test.py all I get is > >>>>'[]' . Is there something wrong with my environmental variables in > >>>>Windows XP, I would like to be able to just use the file name rather > >>>>than having to type python each time. Any help would be gratefully > >>>>received. > >>>> > >>>>Richard G. > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > >>>>http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > >>>http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > >>http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > -- 'There is only one basic human right, and that is to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
