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| From | Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: pythonw.exe |
| Date | 2011-08-14 15:30 +0100 |
| Message-Id | <pan.2011.08.14.14.30.24.372000@nowhere.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| References | <mailman.2270.1313328374.1164.python-list@python.org> |
| Organization | Zen Internet |
On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 06:23:45 -0700, Ronald Reynolds wrote: > in my python directory there is a python.exe file which I understand > completely but there is also a pythonw.exe DOS seems to honor the pythonw > command (No error message) but nothing happens. What is pythonw.exe? Windows distinguishes between "console" and "GUI" executables. python.exe is a console executable, pythonw.exe is a GUI executable. One difference is that GUI executables don't have stdin/stdout/stderr, so you can't use pythonw.exe as an interactive interpreter. The main use for pythonw.exe is if you write a GUI program in Python (using e.g. TkInter, wxPython, etc) and you want it to be able to run it from an icon (desktop, start menu) without it opening a console window (running a console executable from an icon will open a console window). > Also > is there a way to invoke idle from the DOS prompt? I tried idle > filename.py and just idle. Is there any .exe for idle? "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python27\Lib\idlelib\idle.py" filename.py ... or similar, depending upon where Python is installed. BTW, unless you're using Windows 95/98/ME, you don't have a "DOS Prompt". The command prompt in Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7 isn't DOS.
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pythonw.exe Ronald Reynolds <ron@bumpker.com> - 2011-08-14 06:23 -0700
Re: pythonw.exe Irmen de Jong <irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl> - 2011-08-14 15:50 +0200
Re: pythonw.exe Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-08-14 15:30 +0100
Re: pythonw.exe Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-08-14 16:52 +0100
Re: pythonw.exe Thorsten Kampe <thorsten@thorstenkampe.de> - 2011-08-14 21:59 +0200
Re: pythonw.exe harrismh777 <harmar@member.fsf.org> - 2011-08-14 15:20 -0500
Re: pythonw.exe Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-08-14 21:28 +0100
Re: pythonw.exe Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-08-14 22:27 +0000
Re: pythonw.exe Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-08-14 19:14 -0700
Re: pythonw.exe Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-08-15 09:32 +0100
Re: pythonw.exe Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-08-14 20:49 -0400
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