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| From | Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: Two Questions about Python on Windows |
| Date | 2014-04-03 14:34 -0400 |
| References | <lhk4el$91k$1@news.albasani.net> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.8850.1396550097.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On 4/3/2014 1:06 PM, Walter Hurry wrote: > Normally my Python development is done on FreeBSD and Linux. I know that on *ix I simply have to make foo.py executable (the shebang line is present, of course) to make it runnable. > > For my son's school assignment, I have to help him with Python for Windows. > > As I understand it, on Windows a .py file is not executable, so I need to run 'python foo py', or use a .pyw file. If he edits the file with Idle (see Start menu Python directory, F5 runs the file and uses the Idle shell for input and output. When the program finishes, one can interactively examine objects and call functions. F5 Run is like running a program from a console with -I. -- Terry Jan Reedy
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Two Questions about Python on Windows Walter Hurry <walterhurry@gmail.com> - 2014-04-03 17:06 +0000
Re: Two Questions about Python on Windows maxerickson@gmail.com - 2014-04-03 10:31 -0700
Re: Two Questions about Python on Windows Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2014-04-05 14:57 -0700
Re: Two Questions about Python on Windows Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-04-03 11:54 -0600
Re: Two Questions about Python on Windows Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-04-03 14:34 -0400
Re: Two Questions about Python on Windows Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-04-03 11:00 -0700
Re: Two Questions about Python on Windows Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-04-03 21:15 +0100
Re: Two Questions about Python on Windows Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-04-03 16:41 -0600
Re: Two Questions about Python on Windows Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-04-03 23:57 +0100
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