Kermit Rose wrote: > Thank you very much. It looks exactly what I wished to know. > > But now, I realize that I don't know how to invoke Python to compile and > execute the > program file.
There is no separate compile step, Python does that automatically. The details of running a program vary depending on your OS and how you create the file. Here are some directions: http://www.byteofpython.info/read/source-file.html http://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~dyoo/python/idle_intro/index.html > > I will be making rapid changes to the file, and recompiling over and > over again as > I change the program during my experimentation. Python is great for quick-turnaround incremental development. > > I guess that in the open command, the rb stands for read and something > else. > what is that something else? Binary. When a file is read in text mode, any line ending (CR, LF or CRLF) is converted to a newline (\n) character. Kent PS The standard on most public mailing lists is to send text email rather than HTML. I for one would appreciate it if you would lose the background graphics! _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
