if he just needs to run python scripts you just need to type the script name (preferably from the directory it is in)
eg: C:\Path\To\App>app_name.py and it will run Also if you have changed the enviromental variables, you need to close the command prompt and re-open it on windows since it does not propagate to existing instances Dj Gilcrease OpenRPG Developer ~~http://www.openrpg.com On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Brian van den Broek <br...@cc.umanitoba.ca> wrote: > Brian van den Broek said unto the world at 15/01/09 11:27 AM: >> >> Alan Gauld said unto the world at 14/01/09 07:34 PM: >>> >>> "Brian van den Broek" <van...@gmail.com> wrote > > <snip my account of Windows using friend unable to invoke python at DOS > prompt and replies including Alan's suggestion to get a text file dump of > environment variables.> > >> With the full path, python loads as expected. I'm awaiting the results of >> SET > env.txt >> as per Alan's suggestion above. > > Never fails. Shortly after posting, I got an answer back from the friend I'm > trying to help. > > The (recognized by me as) relevant bits of output are: > Path=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program > Files\texlive\2008\bin\win32;C:\Python26 > PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH > > There is no subsequent Path line that might be stomping on the line shown > above. > > I'm surprised that it is `Path' rather than `PATH'. Does that matter? I'm > pretty sure that my friend didn't change that, as once he got into the `Edit > System Variable' dialog, he felt uncertain and sent me a screen shot before > he effected any modifications; the screen shot shows `Path'. > > Last, the texlive entry is from an installation of latex that I guided him > through right before we installed python. Invoking latex from the command > line works as expected, so I conclude that the Path is not broken. > >> If that doesn't clear it up for me, I shall report back. > > Didn't and did. > > Thanks and best, > > Brian > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
