Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:56:26 -0700, "W. eWatson"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> declaimed the following in comp.lang.python:
Oddly when I use cmd, it gets me to settings and docs. If I try c:\whatever
I get a msg, and it remains in the same folder.
That's likely the defined "home directory" on your machine.
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Dennis Lee Bieber>cd c:\bin
C:\bin>e:
E:\>cd "UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My Documents\Python Progs"
E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My Documents\Python Progs>dir
Volume in drive E is Data
Volume Serial Number is 2626-D991
Directory of E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My Documents\Python Progs
08/23/2008 01:26 PM <DIR> .
08/23/2008 01:26 PM <DIR> ..
08/23/2008 01:26 PM 1,089 azel_interp.py
04/22/2007 04:43 PM 1,622 binadd.py
04/22/2007 06:03 PM 1,485 binadd2.py
12/11/2006 10:21 PM 119,889 BookList.zip
<snipped>
06/13/2008 08:46 PM 1,929 timing.py
11/03/2007 10:31 PM 56 trips.dat
03/31/2006 11:31 PM 10 update_log
11/30/2005 10:11 AM 104 ut_00.py
112 File(s) 397,123,218 bytes
2 Dir(s) 270,550,671,360 bytes free
E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My Documents\Python Progs>
NOTE: to change directory you need to enter the command:
cd new-directory
Without the "cd" your entry is being treated as the path to an
executable program -- and directories, of course, are not executable. To
change to a different partition/drive, you do enter just the drive
letter and a colon. And you need to do that separately -- each drive
maintains a "current directory"
E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My Documents\Python Progs>cd c:\bin
E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My Documents\Python Progs>dir
Volume in drive E is Data
Volume Serial Number is 2626-D991
Directory of E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My Documents\Python Progs
<snipped>
E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My Documents\Python Progs>c:
C:\bin>
Notice how changing drive to C: put me into the bin directory
specified earlier. If I now enter e:, I'll be back to the Python Progs
directory.
I guess PythonWin is a download for another IDE than IDLE. Will modules be
available like mathplotlib if I install it, or do I have to establish them
for it? I'll look PythonWin once I get past the cmd operation.
It comes supplied with the ActiveState Python download (which also
includes the win32 extensions). I believe it can also be obtained as a
stand-alone with the win32 stuff.
The win32 extensions are:
http://sourceforge.net/project/platformdownload.php?group_id=78018 (just
checked, PythonWin is included)
I worked my way into the folder where the py program is, but couldn't
executed. Just entering aprog.py, run aprog.py or exec aprog.py didn't work.
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