Python Programming Language :: Python command line error


	Python command line error Hi All, I've installed Python 2.5 on a number of machines but on one I'm having problems with the CLI. If I fire up the 'cmd' dos box and type 'python' I get a line of gibberish and it locks up the cli, if I run the 'command' dos box I get a few lines of garbage and it crashes/closes the dos box. I've tried a re-install, checked my system paths etc but I can't get it to work, it works ok for running scripts from a dbl click in explorer for instance and from Idle, I just can't run scripts from the command line. I have installed - xp pro sp2 Python25 wxPython2.8 unicode PIL numpy any clues to what's causing this behavior? tia, Mick. - Hide quoted text - Mick Duprez <dup@hinet.net.au> wrote: > Hi All, > I've installed Python 2.5 on a number of machines but on one I'm > having problems with the CLI. > If I fire up the 'cmd' dos box and type 'python' I get a line of > gibberish and it locks up the cli, if I run the 'command' dos box > I get a few lines of garbage and it crashes/closes the dos box. > I've tried a re-install, checked my system paths etc but I can't > get it to work, it works ok for running scripts from a dbl click > in explorer for instance and from Idle, I just can't run scripts > from the command line. > I have installed - > xp pro sp2 > Python25 > wxPython2.8 unicode > PIL > numpy > any clues to what's causing this behavior? > tia, > Mick. What kind of gibberish? Actual garbage characters and the like? Anyway, maybe try running which; this one should be easy to get going: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/which.htm But I have never used it, I use the one in this package: http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/ It expects 'python.exe' or whatever, not just 'python', I would expect the gnuwin32 version to behave similarly. max On May 29, 11:33 am, Max Erickson <maxerick@gmail.com> wrote: - Hide quoted text - > Mick Duprez <dup@hinet.net.au> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I've installed Python 2.5 on a number of machines but on one I'm > > having problems with the CLI. > > If I fire up the 'cmd' dos box and type 'python' I get a line of > > gibberish and it locks up the cli, if I run the 'command' dos box > > I get a few lines of garbage and it crashes/closes the dos box. > > I've tried a re-install, checked my system paths etc but I can't > > get it to work, it works ok for running scripts from a dbl click > > in explorer for instance and from Idle, I just can't run scripts > > from the command line. > > I have installed - > > xp pro sp2 > > Python25 > > wxPython2.8 unicode > > PIL > > numpy > > any clues to what's causing this behavior? > > tia, > > Mick. > What kind of gibberish? Actual garbage characters and the like? > Anyway, maybe try running which; this one should be easy to get > going: > http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/which.htm > But I have never used it, I use the one in this package: > http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/ > It expects 'python.exe' or whatever, not just 'python', I would > expect the gnuwin32 version to behave similarly. > max Thanks Max, I just worked it out just before I read your post...doh! I have cygwin on this machine also and the cygwin/bin path was before the Python25 path so it was playing up, I put the Python25 path before the cygwin stuff and it's fixed. It's always something simple! Cheers, Mick.