Some additional comments.
On 7/25/2013 7:00 PM, Terry Reedy wrote:
On 7/25/2013 4:58 PM, CTSB01 wrote:
1) I decided to use Python 2.7, and I will be sure to specify this in
all future threads.
Given that you are not using any libraries, let alone one that does not
run on Python 3, I strongly recommend using the latest version (3.3).
It would be pretty easy to make your simple code run on both 3.x and
2.6/7. Start your file (after any docstring or initial comment) with
from __future__ import division, print_function
Use "except XyxError as e:" instead of "except XyzError, e:".
If users start the program at a command line, the core of an input
function would be
numbers = input('Enter digits: ') # see below
You would need a more elaborate prompt printed first, and input checking
with the request repeated if the input does not pass the check.
# To run on both 2.x and 3.x, put this after the __future__ import:
try:
input = raw_input
except NameError:
pass
I'd like to be
able to run send a .exe file that the user can just open up and use
with no further setup.
There are programs that will package your code with an interpreter.
A Python pre-built binary is overkill for such a small function. The
reason for doing so, packaging all dependencies together, does not
apply. Any binary is limited to what machines it will run on.
do give people the option to get just the program without installing a
duplicate interpreter.
A Python file, especially if designed to run on 2.6, will run on most
any recent installation.
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Terry Jan Reedy
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