Changing the current directory (full post)

[Dave Angel]

Chris Rebert wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 11:56 AM, vsoler <vicente.soler at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> On Nov 16, 8:45 pm, Chris Rebert <c... at rebertia.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 11:36 AM, vsoler <vicente.so... at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>       
>>>> On Nov 16, 2:35 am, "Gabriel Genellina" <gagsl-... at yahoo.com.ar>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> En Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:04:06 -0300, vsoler <vicente.so... 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...
>>>>>           
>>>> When I enter IDLE, I'd like to say at the prompt: "my current
>>>> directory is...  ...test" and then be able to run a module in that
>>>> directory. This is what my problem is!!!
>>>>         
>>> 1. File -> Open
>>> 2. Navigate to file and choose it
>>> 3. Press F5
>>>       
>> Say that you wanted to import a file in the test directory after just
>> entering IDLE. How would you do it?
>>     
>
> import sys
> sys.path.insert(0, "C:/path/to/test/dir/here")
> import something_in_test_dir
>
> Cheers,
> Chris
> --
> http://blog.rebertia.com
>
>   
Change directory to the test-directory
Then run idle