On Mar 17, 2:15 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I have a simple question about running python on windows xp command > prompt. The file is as follows and is named spam.py: > > print 2**8 > print 'the bright side' + 'of life' > print "hello world" > > I run this on the command prompt as follows > > C:\Documents and Settings\User>python C:\Documents and Settings\User > \Desktop\spa > m.py > python: can't open file 'C:\Documents': [Errno 2] No such file or > directory > > and get the error above. If I surround the second directory in quotes > like this > > C:\Documents and Settings\User>python "C:\Documents and Settings\User > \Desktop\spa > m.py" > > , there is no error. Does anyone know why this is. > > Thank you
It is because of the spaces in the path. The command prompt assumes that when it encounters a space that is the end of the attribute. By surrounding it in quotes you are indicating that it is all one attribute. Steve -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
