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wb at noname

Oct 22, 2008, 2:03 AM

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Python search path (on Windows)

I would like to execute a Python script from Windows command line:

Python myscript.py

This works if myscript.py resides in the current folder. My question is:
Is it possible to execute the command above from another folder?

I put the script's folder in the PYTHONPATH environment variable but this
didn't help.

Thanks for your help!

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gagsl-py2 at yahoo

Oct 22, 2008, 2:32 AM

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Re: Python search path (on Windows) [In reply to]

En Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:03:48 -0200, wooly booly <wb[at]noname.com> escribió:

> I would like to execute a Python script from Windows command line:
>
> Python myscript.py
>
> This works if myscript.py resides in the current folder. My question is:
> Is it possible to execute the command above from another folder?

Yes, use:
python path\to\the\actual\location\of\myscript.py

> I put the script's folder in the PYTHONPATH environment variable but this
> didn't help.

No, PYTHONPATH contains the directories searched when trying to import a
module -- it's not used to locate the main script.

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deets at nospam

Oct 22, 2008, 3:10 AM

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Re: Python search path (on Windows) [In reply to]

wooly booly wrote:

> I would like to execute a Python script from Windows command line:
>
> Python myscript.py
>
> This works if myscript.py resides in the current folder. My question is:
> Is it possible to execute the command above from another folder?
>
> I put the script's folder in the PYTHONPATH environment variable but this
> didn't help.

Then you could try

Python -m myscript

Diez

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antroy at gmail

Oct 22, 2008, 5:07 AM

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Re: Python search path (on Windows) [In reply to]

On Oct 22, 10:03 am, "wooly booly" <w...@noname.com> wrote:
> I would like to execute a Python script from Windows command line:
>
> Python myscript.py
>
> This works if myscript.py resides in the current folder. My question is:
> Is it possible to execute the command above from another folder?
>
> I put the script's folder in the PYTHONPATH environment variable but this
> didn't help.
>
> Thanks for your help!

You can put the script directory in the PATH environment variable, and
call it with just:

myscript.py
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