Learn Python the Hard Way

Exercise 13...

Patrick Crosman on Mon, 2011-01-31 22:28

Well, I have been having some trouble with running my scripts from the Windows Command Line, I just used IDLE and ran the code. Exercise 13 doesn't let you do this (you have to pass stuff in from other scripts). So I I followed THIS TUTORIAL about adding a path for the windows to be able to see where python is, cause everytime i tried to run python off the CMD it said it was unrecongized. So anyway. Can someone help me do this the right way???

ZM L

Tue, 2011-02-01 04:44

Well, first go into your cmd and type "python"
Usually it will get you into the python interactive shell. This is what I get by default after installing python on windows.

If it doesn't, you will need to add it to your path. you can either add it manually by computer->properties->advance settings, enviroment variables->system variables and go to PATH to add the location of your python installation C:\python27\python.exe;

another way I think is to just go to your add/remove program, find your python installation, select change installation or repair and tick "make this the default python installation". That what I see on my ActivePython installation, though I'm not sure about the default Python installation from the Python website.