On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 11:56 AM, vsoler <vicente.so...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Nov 16, 8:45 pm, Chris Rebert <c...@rebertia.com> wrote: >> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 11:36 AM, vsoler <vicente.so...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > On Nov 16, 2:35 am, "Gabriel Genellina" <gagsl-...@yahoo.com.ar> >> > wrote: >> >> En Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:04:06 -0300, vsoler <vicente.so...@gmail.com> >> >> escribió: >> >> >> > Ever since I installed my Python 2.6 interpreter (I use IDLE), I've >> >> > been saving my >> >> > *.py files in the C:\Program Files\Python26 directory, which is the >> >> > default directory for such files in my system. >> >> >> > However, I have realised that the above is not the best practice. >> >> > Therefore I created the C:\Program Files\Python26\test directory and I >> >> > want it to be my default directory for saving *.py files, importing >> >> > modules, etc. >> >> >> This is *not* a good place either. Non-privileged users should not have >> >> write permission in the C:\Program Files directory. >> >> >> > I'd like to do something like the DOS equivalent of "CD test" but I >> >> > do not know kow to do it. >> >> >> > I am currently doing something really awful: I open a *.py file in the >> >> > test subdirectory, I run it with the F5 key and it works! but I am >> >> > doing really something stupid. >> >> >> "it works!" What's the problem then? >> >> >> > How should I proceed, if I want to proceed properly? >> >> >> Sorry but I don't even see your problem. You can save your .py files >> >> anywhere you like... >> >> > When I enter IDLE, I'd like to say at the prompt: "my current >> > directory is... ...test" and then be able to run a module in that >> > directory. This is what my problem is!!! >> >> 1. File -> Open >> 2. Navigate to file and choose it >> 3. Press F5 > > Say that you wanted to import a file in the test directory after just > entering IDLE. How would you do it?
import sys sys.path.insert(0, "C:/path/to/test/dir/here") import something_in_test_dir Cheers, Chris -- http://blog.rebertia.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
