Python installation problem

[cosmo_general@yahoo.com]

Hi Folks,

I downloaded a pre-compiled version 2.5, and intalled it without any
error message; and I can command line playing on Python through firing
up IDLE or command-line. However, I just can't compile the python file
existing in a directory. Today, I tried to fire Python in a DOS
window, then I got error message: Python is not a runnable command or
batch file. It means that the eveiornment variables of my Python
interpreter are not set well yet. My computer runs a Windows XP.
Anyboy can help on this? Thanks!


Muddy Coder

[Lie]

Re: Python installation problem

On Mar 9, 11:42 am, cosmo_gene...@y ahoo.com wrote:

Hi Folks,
>
I downloaded a pre-compiled version 2.5, and intalled it without any
error message; and I can command line playing on Python through firing
up IDLE or command-line. However, I just can't compile the python file
existing in a directory. Today, I tried to fire Python in a DOS
window, then I got error message: Python is not a runnable command or
batch file. It means that the eveiornment variables of my Python
interpreter are not set well yet. My computer runs a Windows XP.
Anyboy can help on this? Thanks!
>
Muddy Coder

AFAIK, Python doesn't set environment variables in Windows. To change
the environment variable, you go to Control Panel System Advanced

Environment Variables System Variables In "Path" entry, add

Python's installation directory to the end of it (remember to separate
it from other directories with semicolons ;

Alternatively, you can cd your way through python's directory and
always feed absolute path to python.exe, very tiresome, but doesn't
require you to add the environment variable.