On May 13, 10:10 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On May 12, 11:55 am, BartlebyScrivener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I'm not sure how you installed Python, or how you are using it, but I > > made something last year to help Windows XP users who are brand new to > > Python and can't get things to run, etc. > > > You might try either jumping into somewhere midway, or if you keep > > having trouble, uninstall whatever you installed and start over using > > this: > > >http://www.richarddooling.com/index.php/2006/03/14/python-on-xp-7-min... > > > If that link breaks, use this: > > >http://tinyurl.com/w7wgp > > > Good luck. > > > rd > > That is one of my problems, I don't know exactly how the whole command > line thing works. The other day, I got it to open python by itself, > but I accidentally closed the window and couldn't get it to work > again. I know how to do file paths and stuff but I'm not sure what to > put directly after it says C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Owner>. Do I > leave it like that and then put the next location in the line? Like > this: > C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Owner> Python 2.5.1\Python area.py > Or is that wrong. I've already uninstalled and reinstalled because I > couldn't copy and paste it to another location, so I just reinstalled > it to HP_Owner. I'll try that link. > Thanks.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
cd <new directory> will change your current directory to <new directory>. Type "help" after the "C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Owner>" (which is called the 'prompt') to get a summarized list of commands, or "help <command>" to get help on that particular command. For instance try typing this at the command line prompt: help cd and you'll get a lot more info on the cd command. It sounds like a Windows tutorial would not be wasted time for you, especially one that helps with the whole command line thing. You'll learn about files, directories, deleting, renaming, and so on. -- Paul -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
