Running a python program as main...

[Robert Lehmann]

On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:05:55 -0300, Gabriel Genellina wrote:

> En Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:12:21 -0300, waltbrad <waltbrad at hotmail.com>
> escribió:
> 
>> Stumbling through Mark Lutz's "Programming Python 3rd",  he gives an
>> example of a program that will automatically configure environment
>> settings and launch other programs.  Then he gives an example of
>> running this program. On  his command line he types:
>>
>> C:\...\PP3E>Launcher.py
>>
>> and this begins the program.  Doesn't work for me. I have to type:
>>
>> C:\...\PP3E>python Launcher.py
>>
>> Is this a typo on his part or has he configured his settings in such a
>> way that the command line will automatically associate the extension
>> with the program? (If so, he didn't mention this in his book).
> 
> I think it is an option in the installer, to associate or not Python to
> the .py extension.
> You could reinstall Python paying attention to the options, or repair
> the association as described in this thread:
> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/
b1d0fd05b3615057/


See also the official (development version of the) documentation with the 
new section "Using Python". "Using Python on Windows" covers exactly this 
topic:
http://docs.python.org/dev/using/windows.html#executing-scripts

HTH,

-- 
Robert "Stargaming" Lehmann