Still can't get the -m flat to work. Perhaps this feature is not in the version I am using? Thanks.
-bash-3.00$ python -m test Unknown option: -m usage: python [option] ... [-c cmd | file | -] [arg] ... Try `python -h' for more information. -bash-3.00$ python Python 2.3.4 (#1, Jan 9 2007, 16:40:09) [GCC 3.4.6 20060404 (Red Hat 3.4.6-3)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> >>> > Peter J. Bismuti wrote: > > I want to interpret a file (or whatever you call it) and then keep the > > interactive interpreter alive so I can then continue to issue commands. > > That's what the -i option is for. > > > How can this be done? I saw online a -m flag but it does not seem to > > work. > > -m is used to load a module via python's import mechanism. > > $ echo 'print "Hello from", __name__' > tmp.py > > $ python -m tmp > Hello from __main__ > > $ python -i tmp.py > Hello from __main__ > > > You can combine both options: > > $ python -i -m tmp > Hello from __main__ > > > Peter -- Peter Bismuti Boeing Information Technology Renton, WA (425) 234-0873 W (425) 442-7775 C -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
