[Python-Dev] 3.2.1 encoding surprise

[Paul Moore]

On 20 July 2011 10:17, Glenn Linderman <v+python at g.nevcal.com> wrote:
> However, the following fails:  py foo.py
> It fails, because foo.py is not found.  Instead, I have to specify: py
> d:\path\to\foo.py
> This is annoying, py should walk the PATH for unqualified files (the Windows
> PATH implicitly includes the current directory, of course, but if it were in
> the current directory, it would just work).

Just as a reference point:

PS 12:26 D:\Data
>type .\tt.py
import sys
print sys.argv
PS 12:26 D:\Data
>py tt.py
['tt.py']

This is Windows XP 32-bit, using Powershell as my shell. Also works in cmd.exe.

Paul.