Hello David, > Thanks in advance for any help!How do you create a script in > python...sorry > to be so remedial...first script.
It sounds like you are a complete beginner to programming? If not forgive me for patronizing you with too much detail. A Python script is simply a text file. You can create a text file using any text editor such as notepad in Windows. There are many other text editors more suited to programming such as vim or emacs or Scite. Every programmer has his./her own favourite. Python also comes with its own programming environment called IDLE and I would recommend you, as a beginner, to use that. (If you downloaded Python from Activestate they also provide Pythonwin which is better than IDLE in my view). IDLE (and Pythonwin if its there ) should be available under Pyhon in your Start menu. When you launch IDLE it initially opens an "interactive shell" with a >>> prompt at which you can type python commands. To create a script you need to use the File->New menu and a blank window will open. You then type your python program (script) into that, save the file with a file extension of .py and run the program using IDLEs Run->Ruin module menu. The output will appear in the original interactive wi8ndow. Once your script is working properly you will also be able to run it by simply double clicking in Windows Explorer. I hope that answers your question. If you have not already done so you shjould visit the Non-Programmers page on the Python web site and choose one of the web tutorials listed there. http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers Alan G Author of the learn to program web tutor http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor