Yeah, python.exe is the right one... bizarre... I'll have a poke at it when I get home from work. Sorry I haven't been more helpful.
Cheers, Liam Clarke On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:57:30 +0000, Richard gelling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > It is actually associated with just 'python', changed it to associate > with 'pythonw' and I got nothing on the same example not even the [], so > I am assuming that 'python' is the correct one? > > Liam Clarke wrote: > > >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 > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
