"Brain Stormer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>I have a python program which works fine when run using idle but I
>would
> like call the program from the terminal.
>
> python test.py -i inputfile -o outputfile
Easier to use file redirection:
python test.py < inputfile > outputfile
The -i flag in particular might conflict with Pythons own -i option.
> I tried with raw_input but that only works in idle.
What makes you think that?
raw_input is the normal way to get input from stdin.
Can you explain what you did and what the result was?
Perhaps with a short code example?
Try this for example:
####################
name = raw_input('What's your name? ')
print "hello", name
####################
That can be run in IDLE or in a command window
or using file redirection as described above.
Tell us how you get on...
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Alan Gauld
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