Python learning vids

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Don't really know where else to post this.

Recently I started the python vids. I see you kinda walk us through setting it up the python environment on OS X but what about us windows guys who are following along.

Through Google I got the basics running but I can't seem to get Python hello_world.py to work. Unless I open a command prompt in the same folder as hello_world.py . when I do that I can just type in Python hello_world.py. And it works.

How do I get it so when I save my py script to let's say c:\pythonstuff I can open a cmd prompt anywhere and type in Python hello_world.py and hello_world.py would run?

You should be able to run your script by just opening a command prompt and typing the full path to the script like...

C:\Windows>c:\full\path\to\script\hello_world.py

so in your case it would be

C:\Windows> c:\pythonstuff\hello_world.py

and this will work regardless of what directory you're currently in.

If you want to just type in hello_world.py at a prompt and have it run, you will need to modify the path variable in the Windows Advanced System properties. You can get there by going to System > Advanced System Properties > Environmental Variables... > find path and click Edit and add ;C:\pythonstuff. You need to make sure that there is a semicolon separating your path from the other paths in the path variable.

I just did this in a Windows 10 machine and it worked, but the steps should be similar if not identical in Win7/8/8.1

I hope this helps.

Daniel Lowrie
ITProTV

@daniel-lowrie87

Thanks it worked.

Actually I don't even have to type Python. I just type the name of my script in a cmd prompt and it runs 😎