python shell

[Jim]

Thanks Gerhard,


     I set the compatiblity to win 98 in the properties. Now the
shell exits properly. Although at some point it would be nice
to have this work under win xp mode without the compatiblity fix.

Rgds,
Jim

Gerhard Häring <gh_pythonlist at gmx.de> wrote in message news:<mailman.1016161526.19809.python-list at python.org>...
> * Jim <selectfincon at yahoo.com> [2002-03-14 18:51 -0800]:
> > When I try to exit the python shell under windows XP
> > it hangs. Is there some trick to this?
>  
> Does this only happen if you start python from the start menu, but not when you
> start it from a command prompt? If the answer to this question is yes, then you
> can edit the shortcut to python.exe in the start menu. There should be a
> checkbox "keep terminal window open after application has finished" or some
> such.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Gerhard