Re: Running Python programmes

2013-10-29 Thread darnold
Maybe you're inadvertently running Python with either the '-i' switch or with the PYTHONINSPECT environment variable set? When you do that, your script will launch an interactive prompt after it completes. C:\Python27>echo print "hello" > hello.py C:\Python27>python hello.py hello C:\Python

Re: Running Python programmes

2013-10-28 Thread Dave Angel
On 27/10/2013 11:31, Colin J. Williams wrote: > On 27/10/2013 10:32 AM, David wrote: >> I am an absolute beginner and am working through the book Python Programming >> for the Absolute Beginner by Michael Dawson. Everything is fine except if I >> run a scripted programme, or one I have download

Re: Running Python programmes

2013-10-27 Thread Colin J. Williams
On 27/10/2013 10:32 AM, David wrote: I am an absolute beginner and am working through the book Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner by Michael Dawson. Everything is fine except if I run a scripted programme, or one I have downloaded, and then run another one, the second one will not r

Running Python programmes

2013-10-27 Thread David
I am an absolute beginner and am working through the book Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner by Michael Dawson. Everything is fine except if I run a scripted programme, or one I have downloaded, and then run another one, the second one will not run, I just get the >>> in the interacti