a.m. wrote: > If I type this in shell > > $ ./yourfile.py 12:34 PM & > > What does '$', '.', '/' and '& means in this succession? Note: 12:34 > PM is a argument to the yourfile.py. >
This not python syntax but Unix shell. $ = shell prompt ./ = look for the program in my current working directory yourfile.py = the program name 12:34 = argument 1 PM = argument 2 & = run in background -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list