At 02:35 AM 9/4/2007, Alan Gauld wrote: >"Dick Moores" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > > >>except you lose the flexibility of changing PYTHONPATH > >>dynamically during a session using SET. > > > > Could you show me how to use SET? And an example where it would be > > useful? > >Imagine you are in a DOS command session > >C:> SET PYTHONPATH=C:\MYNEWFOLDER;%PYTHONPATH% > >prepends a folder to PYTHONPATH >Now next time you run Python it will pick up the extra folder > >C:> SET PYTHONPATH > >displays the current value > >finally > >C:>SET PYTHONPATH=%PYTHONPATH:Python25=Python24% > >edits the existing path to substitute Python24 for each occurence of >python25 > >SET /P > >allows multi line entry. > >SET is quite surprisingly powerful.
You've given me a new toy! Thanks. >Try HELP SET for more info That's a LOT of info! >The big downside is that these changes only apply to the current >environment. (Which is the point of an *environment* variable after >all :-) >You still need to edit the variable if you want a permanant change Just to make sure I understand, do you mean that the effects of using SET do not last between rebootings? Thanks, Alan. Dick _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
