Richard, I have no problems running your example. It would be helpful in the future ot let us know which version and variant of Python you are running. I am using the canonical (as oppose to ActiveState) Python 2.4.
>From the command prompt, type assoc .py and you should see .py=Python.File Then type ftype Python.File which should return Python.File="C:\Python24\python.exe" "%1" %* If the last one isn't correct (with approriate path and assoc type associations) then you can correct it with ftype ASSOCTYPE=PATHSTUFF As an added bonus, you can also create a system environment variable called PATHEXT and set it to .py and you won't even have to type the .py to execute the script. I added all the following to my PATHEXT: .py;.pyw;.pys;.pyo;.pyc While you're at it, you should also check the assoc/ftype for .pyw as .pyw=Python.NoConFile Python.NoConFile="C:\Python24\pythonw.exe" "%1" %* Good luck, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Richard gelling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 1:41 PM To: tutor@python.org Subject: Re: [Tutor] sys.argv[1: ] help 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
