On Sun, 17 May 2020 at 15:21, Mats Wichmann <m...@wichmann.us> wrote: > > On 5/15/20 9:47 PM, Souvik Dutta wrote: > > I dont know if you should shift from powershell to cmd. Python kinda does > > not work in powershell. > > Powershell has a funky way of looking up programs, with the result that > you have to type the full name for many. > > python.exe - should work, probably. maybe. > > Using the Python Launcher helps: it works without extra games > > py > > > If you install the Python from the Microsoft Store it will work more > "predicatably" - python, and python3, will work from both a cmd and a > powershell commandline. on the other hand, you will have no Python > Launcher on such a setup.
I find the inconsistencies when it comes to "running Python" in a terminal in different operating systems or environments very frustrating. When teaching a class of 200 students who are new to programming it is really important that you can give a simple instruction that works. I'm yet to find that simple instruction for the basic task of starting a Python interpreter. I hope that one day we can get to a situation where once Python is installed it can be run by typing "python" in whatever terminal you want. -- Oscar -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list