Getting Python to run Python Scripts in cygwin

[kretik]

You do have Python installed in Cygwin, right? It's an optional 
component, IIRC?

If it is then it should have set the symlink in /usr/bin to wherever 
it's installed.

Calvin Cheng wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> This may be a cygwin issue but I was hoping to get some answers here
> as well if someone has fixed this problem before.
> 
> Basically, I am able to run "python <scriptname>.py" python files in
> command prompt.  Unfortunately, I can't seem to get it to work in
> cygwin.  I always get an error that says:
> python: can't open file '<scriptname>.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
> 
> I have looked at my environment variables and it seems to be correct.
> 
> Would be grateful if someone who has gotten python to work correctly
> on cygwin could point me in the right direction.
> 
> It is very cumbersome switching back-and-forth between command prompt
> and cygwin just to run python scripts.
> 
> Thank you in advance,
> Calvin