Pylab Fails with Runtime Error on Win XP Under Python 2.4

[W. eWatson]

Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:56:26 -0700, "W. eWatson"
> <notvalid2 at sbcglobal.net> declaimed the following in comp.lang.python:
> 
> 
>> Oddly when I use cmd, it gets me to settings and docs. If I try c:\whatever 
>> I get a msg, and it remains in the same folder.
> 
> 	That's likely the defined "home directory" on your machine.
> 
> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
> 
> C:\Documents and Settings\Dennis Lee Bieber>cd c:\bin
> 
> C:\bin>e:
> 
> E:\>cd "UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My Documents\Python Progs"
> 
> E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My Documents\Python Progs>dir
>  Volume in drive E is Data
>  Volume Serial Number is 2626-D991
> 
>  Directory of E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My Documents\Python Progs
> 
> 08/23/2008  01:26 PM    <DIR>          .
> 08/23/2008  01:26 PM    <DIR>          ..
> 08/23/2008  01:26 PM             1,089 azel_interp.py
> 04/22/2007  04:43 PM             1,622 binadd.py
> 04/22/2007  06:03 PM             1,485 binadd2.py
> 12/11/2006  10:21 PM           119,889 BookList.zip
> 	<snipped>
> 06/13/2008  08:46 PM             1,929 timing.py
> 11/03/2007  10:31 PM                56 trips.dat
> 03/31/2006  11:31 PM                10 update_log
> 11/30/2005  10:11 AM               104 ut_00.py
>              112 File(s)    397,123,218 bytes
>                2 Dir(s)  270,550,671,360 bytes free
> 
> E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My Documents\Python Progs>
> 
> 	NOTE: to change directory you need to enter the command: 
> 			cd new-directory
> Without the "cd" your entry is being treated as the path to an
> executable program -- and directories, of course, are not executable. To
> change to a different partition/drive, you do enter just the drive
> letter and a colon. And you need to do that separately -- each drive
> maintains a "current directory"
> 
> E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My Documents\Python Progs>cd c:\bin
> 
> E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My Documents\Python Progs>dir
>  Volume in drive E is Data
>  Volume Serial Number is 2626-D991
> 
>  Directory of E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My Documents\Python Progs
> 
> 	<snipped>
> 
> E:\UserData\Dennis Lee Bieber\My Documents\Python Progs>c:
> 
> C:\bin>
> 
> 	Notice how changing drive to C: put me into the bin directory
> specified earlier. If I now enter e:, I'll be back to the Python Progs
> directory.
> 
>> I guess PythonWin is a download for another IDE than IDLE. Will modules be 
>> available like mathplotlib if I install it, or do I have to establish them 
>> for it? I'll look PythonWin once I get past the cmd operation.
>>
> 	It comes supplied with the ActiveState Python download (which also
> includes the win32 extensions). I believe it can also be obtained as a
> stand-alone with the win32 stuff.
> 
> The win32 extensions are: 
> http://sourceforge.net/project/platformdownload.php?group_id=78018 (just
> checked, PythonWin is included)
I worked my way into the folder where the py program is, but couldn't 
executed. Just entering aprog.py, run aprog.py or exec aprog.py didn't work.

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