First off... according to the Python website (www.python.org) a script is a text file that contains statements of a program... I understand this much... but then the author loses me when he says "You will need to cause the directory containing the file named python.exe to be listed in your system environment variable named path". WHat i need to kno is how to set a path.. I am running WIN ME.. thanx

.... couldnt i just easily cut and paste from a text editor?

Your path variable is a thing to tell programs where to start looking for a file etc.

Isn't the path variable something like

#!/usr/bin/python
or
#!/usr/bin/env pythis (thats what i use)

but thats for Linux and I don't know what it is for Windows or even if I'm talking about the right thing.
jay

for windows ME

In the file C:\autoexec.bat there's a line that sets your path variable. You should add the directory in which python is located to the end of that, so when you type "python" in a DOS prompt it can find the file.

- taubz

was you trying to say something Jay_dee?

I said the wrong thing. And when I was editing it, taubz said what i was going to say.

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