On Apr 25, 9:17 am, Mike Driscoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Apr 25, 8:07 am, Krishna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Environment variable set up is the most confusing part for me all the > > time. Please help me with the following questions: > > > When I install python in a new system, I will go to environment > > variables (system variables) and set "path" pointing to C:\Python25 > > and thats all I do. > > I type python from "cmd" window and its converting to python window > > for python execution. All fine up to this point. > > Now, I want to drag and drop python (.py) files to this window and > > execute it. My python files are located in different directories > > inside C: and outside C:. When I do that, I get errors and the file is > > not found and its not imported. ALso, inside the .py file, if I have a > > command to open a different file, it doesnt see that either. How do I > > overcome these basic difficulties in python. I wish I can open any > > file and work on that using python. > > > Thanks for your help! > > Krishna > > I'm pretty sure you can't do that in a command window. I tried it on > my Windows XP machine and all I get in my instance of IDLE is the path > to the file. It DOES work with PythonWin, which is the ActiveState > version of Python. The only difference is that it include the win32 > modules and has a more advanced editor. > > You can probably get this to work in other more advanced editors, like > WingIDE or PyDev too. > > Mike- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
So, how do I get the win32 module and what to do with that? Just install it? Thanks, Krishna -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
