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Python is not added to the DOS path by default. If you run 'python' from the command line you'll receive this error message:
'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
Here I show you how to add ';c:\python25;c:\python25\scripts' to the System Path allowing Python to be executed from the command line for all users.
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Thanks!! New to python on Windows
Very nice - thank you - very clear, and your voice is so very nice to listen to. :)
Very good tutorial. Thanks for taking the time to create.
excellent video.
voice quality, easy to listen to. problem set up well placed (user can determine if s/he is experiencing issue, ie is this relevant).
not really a python video but nice gentle video like this are great for people becoming acquainted with python from the windows side
hovwvr not keen on speel check in comment section like to mispell its me being human
Nice clear video - not quite what I was looking for but very useful nonetheless.
Thank you - this is a lovely clear explanation of how to do this.
Need to watch the rest but good
thanks this i need
thanks this i need
thanks this i need
Your video was very informative and has inspired me to create one for Windows 7 users as it is just slightly different (i.e. the control panel setup is different up to the point of clicking on Advance System Settings).
Thank you so much for these videos. I am completely new, and this is my second day with this stuff. I briefly brushed up against C++ 6 years ago and due to a bad teacher, and difficulty with the material, it scared me away from programming. I am now pursuing this purely as a hobby.
Thanks alot for sharing your knowledge. And congrats for the great website.
The information might be useful, eventhough I'm acostumed to use the GUI of my instalation (2.6.4).
Thank you very much for this video, it was really easy to follow and helpful.
Just started learning today. Thank you!
Thank you for making this video.
I was getting frustrated with the "not recognized" error from cmd, but your video fixed it.
Now I will check out the other videos here on showmedo.
Thanks again!
Hi,
I'm using 2.6, it works fine from the command line, but if I double click on a .py file it opens my wing ide instead of running the file in the command window. Previously, I used 2.5 with wing without a problem. Thanks for your help!
Steve
Very nice English accent and good tutorial. Thanks.
thnks
Very good and easy to follow video! Thankyou!!!
Nice concise instructional video, suitable for pointing people to. Many thanks!
this was really helpful, on my laptop however, there is some problem - access is denied because it says that python.exe isn't able to run on win32. why is that?
on my other computer this worked out and i thought your video was absolutely great!
quick, short, and to the point, good!
Excellent how to video. Really helped!!! Many thanks!!!!
good show me
Worked like a charm!
Thanks,
Steve
Thanks Ian, I have installed Python26. I don't have a Python26\scripts file. I do have a Python26\tools\scripts. I will have to see if they are the same.
Thanks a ton. Something as simple as this helped me a lot. I could not figure out for the life of me what most of my Google results were trying to explain.
Thanks for help. Make more videos :)
very educational, thank you very much.
Good stuff! Keep posting!
Nice job, Ian... Thanks.
Another great tutorial. This helped me get python to get call properly from the dos command prompt. This tutorial made it very easy to understand how to set up the path properly.
Thanks again!
Mark
Thank You Very Much. I do appreciate this video.
well done
Its good n learned how to set PATH.
I have learned how to a paths for windows. thanks
I have learned how to a paths for windows. thanks
Great! I followed some tutorial in which one of the steps was "Download and install python, then add it to the system-path"
I tried adding it to the system path, even re-booted the computer a couple times, couldn't figure it out until i found this tutorial.
Thanks a lot =)
Good, thanks!
Finished the job quick and easily! Thanks :)
Thanks for my very first look at a Python ShowMeDo video. I am totally new to Python and am learning it for a possible new job where Python is used as a tool to help support web based applications.
I am glad that I ran into your videos. this helped me, but I was on Vista and I ahve to navegate a little bit different
great job!
Regards
Thanks, really helpful for someone who is used to working through IDEs
Thank you
Its just great. Continue doing it. Thanks you very much.
just have to say thank with out this video i would have just been sittin here puzzle for a few hours many thanks
Very clear and brief.
Thank you.
It's nice to have a visual guide.
Fantastic mate! You've really helped me there!
Thank-you. Very useful. Would like to know why you referenced scripts though, and whether there are any other Python subdirectories you recommend.
Really cool to get answers to your questions in such a calm and composed manner.
Thanks a lot guys.
thanks
cool solutions !
thanks
Thanks, showmedo is a great service.
The video is really helpful!
Thanks!
great vid, was very helpful especially for a beginner to windows command line and python
Great video but could you expand it a little? For example, once as the dos python prompt how do I navigate around? See where I am? Change the directory? Clear the screen?
Many thanks!
Great video but could you expand it a little? For example, once as the dos python prompt how do I navigate around? See where I am? Change the directory? Clear the screen?
Many thanks!
great quick video, with some very helpful tips.
Very Very useful set-up. Thank you for this!
I like python, great tutorial of how to integrate with DOS
this was very useful; much appreciated!
Thanks for the vid, this solved a frustrating night of hair-pulling for me
Thank you, man!
thank you, this was a pickle for quite sometime.
This video was more helpful than the book I have brought. Thank you very much :)
I just googled "dos python add to path", you came up as the first link, and 2.5 minutes later I have python working from the command line. Thank you!
Great job! this helped me out alot.
very useful, thanks!
(I'm not a programmer but a friend gave me a script and I needed to install some libraries, he sent me this link. If I can figure it out probably most anyone could. seriously I cannot say thank you enough : )
just installed easy_install (so thank you for that video also) and it still didn't work. This was what still needed to happen. Thank you.
thanks much..very helpful
Nice, this helped me since I am back to Windows after sometime.
Thsnk youuu very much :) This is soo usefull
Thanks. I was wondering why python wasn't working at the command prompt and this explained why. Very helpful.
Spot on!!
Thanks!
Thank you.
Thank you for creating this useful video. Your accent lends added credibility and authority to the content. :) You may want to mention that it might be necessary to restart the computer before this works.
Hey, good video very simply stated...
Thank you
Thank you, very useful. Needed it to run py2exe. Greatly appreciate the walk throughs made available since I'm new to it.
Thanks, this was a lot of help :)
Thanks - I'd forgotten how to do this.
Nice tutorial! I know this will help a lot of people.
Thank you so much I've been stumped on how to get python running for awhile and I almost quit But then this came Along!!!
VERY VERY USEFUL! thanks a lot...
Very useful video, Ian! I also use a similar technique for the many little utilties that I may need occasionally, but not often enough to justify loading down the path variable. I put a directory called "util" in the path, and put my utilities there, including batch files. It is very useful for windows equivalents to unix utilities such as "cut", etc. Also, the MSDOS "Open Command Window Here" makes life much easier. You download it from Microsoft, and when you right-click on a directory in Windows Explorer, you get a command window in that directory. I can then launch ipython with "ip" (a batch file in util) and right-click on a text file in WE to start gvim. I <Alt><Tab> between the ipython shell and the editor to write code. Since I have code scattered in many directories, I find that this is a fast way to move among them, without a lot of tedious navigation. It's a great way to test out an idea without firing up a big IDE such as Eclipse.
Jerol
thanks, worked



