> On 8 Mar 2023, at 05:55, Mike Dewhirst <mi...@dewhirst.com.au> wrote: > > On 8/03/2023 6:31 am, Thomas Gregg wrote: >> Hi, I got python 11 to work with the esptool a few days ago. However, I >> must have something wrong, because now, when I enter any command with .py, >> Windows Command Prompt just returns without doing anything. Example >> >> C:\Users\gregg>esptool.py version >> >> C:\Users\gregg> >> >> I tried to change the Windows default by filetype. but no luck. Any >> ideas? Thanks > > Prove it works in the command prompt by using the full path to python for > example, > > C:\Python311\python C:\Users\gregg>esptool.py version
On windows use the py.exe command rather then python.exe. Does `py esptool.py version’ > > If that works, look at your path environment variables and see where python > is sitting. Substitute the real location of Python 3.11 on your machine. > Sadly, I think it defaults to C:\Program Files nowadays. > > Once you can get Python working by omitting the path, for example, > > C:\Users\gregg>python esptool.py version > > ... you can then right-click the .py file and choose whichever program you > like to open with. Use py.exe which should in the windows folder to run .py files. Barry > I'm inclined to advise you to focus on getting virtual environments working > next and leave all that auto-opening to later. You might find you prefer to > right click and select every time. > > M > > -- > Signed email is an absolute defence against phishing. This email has > been signed with my private key. If you import my public key you can > automatically decrypt my signature and be sure it came from me. Your > email software can handle signing. > > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
