[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-407300 ] Win32: pydoc command isn't executable

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Bugs #407300, was updated on 2001-03-09 05:45
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Category: Windows
Group: Platform-specific
Status: Closed
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Paul Moore
Assigned to: Tim Peters
Summary: Win32: pydoc command isn't executable

Initial Comment:
The Python 2.1b1 binary installer for Windows supplies 
a small "pydoc" script in the main Python executable 
directory. However, this script is Unix-specific and 
does not work on Windows.

Suggestion: for Windows, include a trivial pydoc.bat 
file to start pydoc. The following one-liner works:

--- pydoc.bat ---
@python -c "import pydoc; pydoc.cli()" %*
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The only problem with this version is that it uses the 
version of python.exe found on PATH, rather than the 
version in the directory containing pydoc.bat. 
However, as the Unix script has the same issue, this 
can be viewed as a "feature"...

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Comment By: Tim Peters
Date: 2001-03-10 23:42

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"%*" doesn't work under Win9X.

Changed the installer to name the file pydoc.pyw instead.

Note that the Windows installer also creates an entry for 
pydoc under Start -> Programs -> Python -> Module Docs.

Note too that due to Tk problems, we can't encourage using 
python instead of pythonw to run pydoc (Tk apps have an 
unfortunate tendency to wedge Windows when run via python; 
see other SF bugs for more on that).

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