help

[Mats Wichmann]

On 12/31/20 8:11 AM, BearGod777 wrote:
> i am trying to open it by just left clicking the file in file explorer and
> i tried right clicking it and then pressing open with python 3.9.1 64-bit

That *shouldn't* open the installer... (you can actually remove the 
installer file once you're done installing, it can maybe reduce some 
confusion).

What you're doing is going to give you probably unexpected results 
anyway. Here's why:  (when it's set up properly) when clicking from 
explorer Windows will create a window to run the Python interpreter in, 
and when your script finishes, Python quits. Windows will take that as a 
clue that the window is no longer needed, and it will be discarded. This 
will usually have the visual effect of a window flashing onto the screen 
and then vanishing, as if things were broken, but they're not.  Only a 
Python script that is written to manage a display window, is going to 
stay around. An old is to add an input() call at the end of your script, 
so it waits for you to hit the enter key before finishing, and that will 
leave the window open)

Either run your scripts from a command shell...

Or use an editor or IDE that has an integrated way to run your programs 
there in the editor's environment - here the IDE manages the windows so 
you don't get the opens-then-closes effect.

Hope this helps.