Running Win XP application programs.or Python .py file from script

[pycircle]

From a python module, I want to run any.py module, to open it in the shell, just like if I were in IDLE editor and selecting EDIT / Run Module.

I have tried a lot of things, including importing a python.py file
such as, CooperPairs.py, which only has print statements.
This module is not a function, and should not be compiled.

import CooperPairs
( Runs one time).

Also, I have used import os to start Windows applications.

import os
os.startfile(r' C:\Bk2CDNFS\Tes t.xls')

When I try this for Python modules, I get this error,

"Not a valid Win32 application"

[pycircle]

I found a partial answer from the built-in function,
execfile('Coope rPair.py', globals() )

This does execute in a new shell, which behaviour I do want sometimes,

but my shell is already open when I respond to an input prompt, and I want the file to execute in this same shell, so that all variables will still be defined.

From a python module, I want to run any.py module, to open it in the shell, just like if I were in IDLE editor and selecting EDIT / Run Module.

I have tried a lot of things, including importing a python.py file
such as, CooperPairs.py, which only has print statements.
This module is not a function, and should not be compiled.

import CooperPairs
( Runs one time).

Also, I have used import os to start Windows applications.

import os
os.startfile(r' C:\Bk2CDNFS\Tes t.xls')

When I try this for Python modules, I get this error,

"Not a valid Win32 application"

[bartonc]

1) The best way to re-run code is to start thinking about "scripts" as modules of your program. Then in your module define a function like this:

In MyModule.py you would write:

def MyFunc():
[put the code that is in the "script" here]

Then you can either:

import MyModule
MyModule.MyFunc ()

or:

from MyModule import *
MyFunc()

2) I can't reproduce the error message that you are getting from os.startfile().

What version of Python are you running? Does Python (command line) show up in your Start menu?

From a python module, I want to run any.py module, to open it in the shell, just like if I were in IDLE editor and selecting EDIT / Run Module.

I have tried a lot of things, including importing a python.py file
such as, CooperPairs.py, which only has print statements.
This module is not a function, and should not be compiled.

import CooperPairs
( Runs one time).

Also, I have used import os to start Windows applications.

import os
os.startfile(r' C:\Bk2CDNFS\Tes t.xls')

When I try this for Python modules, I get this error,

"Not a valid Win32 application"