Changing the current directory (full post)

[Gabriel Genellina]

En Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:04:06 -0300, vsoler <vicente.soler at gmail.com>
escribió:

> Ever since I installed my Python 2.6 interpreter (I use IDLE), I've
> been saving my
> *.py files in the C:\Program Files\Python26 directory, which is the
> default directory for such files in my system.
>
> However, I have realised that the above is not the best practice.
> Therefore I created the C:\Program Files\Python26\test directory and I
> want it to be my default directory for saving *.py files, importing
> modules, etc.

This is *not* a good place either. Non-privileged users should not have
write permission in the C:\Program Files directory.

> I'd like to do something like the DOS equivalent of   "CD test" but I
> do not know kow to do it.
>
> I am currently doing something really awful: I open a *.py file in the
> test subdirectory, I run it with the F5 key and it works! but I am
> doing really something stupid.

"it works!" What's the problem then?

> How should I proceed, if I want to proceed properly?

Sorry but I don't even see your problem. You can save your .py files  
anywhere you like...

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Gabriel Genellina