Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any directory?

2007-01-02 Thread Daniel McQuay
On 1/1/07, Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "Bob Gailer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote >> Sure I understand that, but it looks from your post that >> you have somehow managed to install Python. > As I recall Steve said at the beginning that he ran Python from a > network drive. Nope, he said

Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any directory?

2007-01-02 Thread Steve Oldner
4:11 PM To: Alan Gauld Cc: tutor@python.org Subject: Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any directory? Alan Gauld wrote: > "Steve Oldner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > >> Alan, I work for a state government, so I'm not suppose to >> downloa

Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any directory?

2007-01-02 Thread Mark Wilkinson
I think this will answer your question: http://www.python.org/doc/faq/windows.html#how-do-i-run-a-python-program -under-windows Mark This email and any attachment may contain confidential, privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipien

Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any directory?

2007-01-01 Thread Alan Gauld
"Bob Gailer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote >> Sure I understand that, but it looks from your post that >> you have somehow managed to install Python. > As I recall Steve said at the beginning that he ran Python from a > network drive. Nope, he said it was a networked PC but that Python was in hi

Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any directory?

2007-01-01 Thread Bob Gailer
Alan Gauld wrote: > "Steve Oldner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > >> Alan, I work for a state government, so I'm not suppose to >> download PYTHON without submitting reasons and >> getting permissions. >> > > Sure I understand that, but it looks from your post that > you have somehow man

Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any

2007-01-01 Thread Alan Gauld
"Tony Cappellini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > There's also a simple registry change you can make to open the > Python > interpreter in a specific directory, You can just set up a shortcut with the working directory set. No need to worry about the registry (although of course the shortcut does t

Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any directory?

2007-01-01 Thread Alan Gauld
"Steve Oldner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > Alan, I work for a state government, so I'm not suppose to > download PYTHON without submitting reasons and > getting permissions. Sure I understand that, but it looks from your post that you have somehow managed to install Python. If your account

Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any

2007-01-01 Thread Tony Cappellini
Message: 3 Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:10:39 -0500 From: "Daniel McQuay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any directory? sorry for such a newbie question but i would like to figure this out because there are some situations wher

Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any directory?

2007-01-01 Thread Steve Oldner
mentalized. Anyway thanks for the tip and I'll use it next time. Thanks, Steve From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Daniel McQuay Sent: Sun 12/31/2006 5:43 PM To: Alan Gauld Cc: tutor@python.org Subject: Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt fro

Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any directory?

2006-12-31 Thread Daniel McQuay
yeah, you know what i totally didn't think about setting the environmental values (yeah Media Center is the same as XP Pro). i guess i should of known that. geeze now i feel like a moron. however, i didn't know about that quick little DOS trick. thanks a lot guys for such a quick response and poi

Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any directory?

2006-12-31 Thread Alan Gauld
"Steve Oldner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > change defaults (programmers aren't allowed to do system > admin stuff, heck, we can't even move our PC's or monitors). You can just type in the PATH statement every time you start DOS PATH= %PATH%;D:\Python25 And it will have the same effect. Yo

Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any directory?

2006-12-31 Thread Steve Oldner
Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any directory? "Daniel McQuay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > from a DOS prompt. i am used to running python from a linux box > where you > can just type "python" or "python24" from a shell prompt and

Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any directory?

2006-12-31 Thread Luke Paireepinart
Alan Gauld wrote: > "Daniel McQuay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > > >> from a DOS prompt. i am used to running python from a linux box >> where you >> can just type "python" or "python24" from a shell prompt and the >> python >> shell executes from any directory. >> > > >> testing code.

Re: [Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any directory?

2006-12-31 Thread Alan Gauld
"Daniel McQuay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > from a DOS prompt. i am used to running python from a linux box > where you > can just type "python" or "python24" from a shell prompt and the > python > shell executes from any directory. > testing code. now i am using a windows xp media center edit

[Tutor] Starting python from a DOS prompt from any directory?

2006-12-30 Thread Daniel McQuay
hello fellow programmers, newbie question here and this isn't much a programming question as it is a windows and python question, so sorry in advance. i have been having what i think is a problem with running python on windows from a DOS prompt. i am used to running python from a linux box where