I think I found the problem. I recently removed Python 2.5 and replaced it with 2.6. When I got in, I tried to run some django commands and even they weren't producing output. On a hunch, I tried to uninstall 2.6 and reinstall it, since now even django wasn't producing output. When I tried, it told me that I couldn't because it wasn't installed. I had to delete the folder and manually go through and delete every instance of "python" in my registry. However, when I reinstalled 2.6, it worked. Some of the registry entries were still pointing to the defunct Python25 path rather than Python26. Now both the simple hello.py script and the bigger script that I really wanted to get working are producing output.
I apologize for the confusion caused by going the wrong direction with my troubleshooting (from the simplest possible script to the more complex script), next time I will be more sensible in my troubleshooting. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
