Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de!rt.uk.eu.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.005 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'interpreter': 0.05; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'assuming': 0.09; 'subject:How': 0.10; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; '.py': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'renaming': 0.16; 'subject:log': 0.16; 'prevent': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'file,': 0.19; 'aug': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'installation': 0.23; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'suggested': 0.26; 'header :In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'file': 0.32; 'run': 0.32; 'another': 0.32; 'subject:the': 0.34; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'being': 0.38; 'window': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'how': 0.40; 'forum': 0.61; 'click': 0.77; 'to:none': 0.92; 'fun!': 0.93 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=vofwPFxdf5zI5SuSAunEWN0Tyiyphhto0YAmjmuUNGw=; b=0olRHrteXgmZwe6rzK33SVHt67UAQbCCmxbu3lNXlIuSSYSTuf3MgGygdzWoCtTAwz vq5xA/oL4/ofzFP5sE3ZcGQWGy6Sl1OIzQr2LDYtbWB5PwccZhcc4XlD+lvAWFHQxHYg U/OHEEts+yxnFeRm44n4Ryr2USK4IJAzfunYaGdAKm12wK7guClUyaxL+Q+lnxqbkTmT V9h+NB+ySYtbfABpuUQloqAbro+z5RU23LqxlnkIugFKp4pgxCR8oMdVbqP7RJdLsHa/ ByceebszjHcV5c8cEykwg3Bm9D6argQE2oHLso77xtq4vYMdzH/QvqXp+UQdd5hFmCZA Vmqw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.42.15.19 with SMTP id j19mr22064028ica.59.1407065694741; Sun, 03 Aug 2014 04:34:54 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <6361ee6c-49c0-4b4d-b044-4a29f035b71d@googlegroups.com> References: <6361ee6c-49c0-4b4d-b044-4a29f035b71d@googlegroups.com> Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2014 21:34:54 +1000 Subject: Re: How to turn off Python's event log window in the background? From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 14 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1407065702 news.xs4all.nl 2967 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:41222 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:75591 On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 9:05 PM, wrote: > It was suggested to me on another forum that I use pythonw.exe instead of= python.exe to prevent the window from being displayed, but I don't know ho= w to do this, because it is all automatic: I just click on the .py file, an= d the python interpreter is automatically loaded. > Assuming you have your installation set up in the normal way, renaming your .py file to .pyw will have it run with pythonw.exe instead of python.exe. That should do what you want. Have fun! ChrisA