[Tutor] Python 2.0 newbie questions

[Glenn T. Norton]

I also run Windows. here's how to run your scripts :
You can just run them through IDLE as descibed by the previous reply ,
or............
First make sure your path is set. Here's what I have(on Win98): SET
PATH=C:\PYTHON20;%PATH%
I can't remember if the installer put it here or not, but anyway...
Create a folder in the Python directory, such as "mypython".
Create the file, such as "hello.py"
Save it in the "mypython" directory.
Go to the command line, IDLE or PythonWin and at the prompt, type...
import os
os.chdir('C:\PYTHON20\MYPYTHON')    #make sure to include the single
quotes
import hello

Good luck,
G.T. Norton


The Conways wrote:

> I am sorry to bother you but I am getting confused after reading the
> tutorials.  I am hoping that I can get some instructions that will
> make sense to my small brain.I download and installed python 2.0 with
> the windows installer.  I am running it on a Win 98se.  I have been
> reading the tutorials and  trying to make sense of them in reference
> to python 2.0. I have been wondering if it was wise to download this
> version??? The installation program installed two icons in the start
> menu.  One for python and one for the python gui (What is the python
> gui?).I know that python works in the interactive mode because I tried
> it. My question is what do I do next?Some of the tutorials and readme
> files talk having MS VC++ and others talk about pcbuild.?????? I tried
> adding python to the autoexec.bat but it didn't seem to run at the c
> prompt.What do I need to do to get it to run the hello.py text file
> that I saved???? Thanks for your time Jim Conway PS  Which version of
> python will be explained in Alan Gauld's new book???