How do I run a Python program in the Command Prompt in Windows 7?
You need to add C:\Python27
to your system PATH variable, not a new variable named "python".
Find the system PATH environment variable, and append to it a ;
(which is the delimiter) and the path to the directory containing python.exe (e.g. C:\Python27
). See below for exact steps.
The PATH environment variable lists all the locations that Windows (and cmd.exe
) will check when given the name of a command, e.g. "python" (it also uses the PATHEXT variable for a list of executable file extensions to try). The first executable file it finds on the PATH with that name is the one it starts.
Note that after changing this variable, there is no need to restart Windows, but only new instances of cmd.exe
will have the updated PATH. You can type set PATH
at the command prompt to see what the current value is.
Exact steps for adding Python to the path on Windows 7+:
- Computer -> System Properties (or Win+Break) -> Advanced System Settings
- Click the
Environment variables...
button (in the Advanced tab) - Edit PATH and append
;C:\Python27
to the end (substitute your Python version) - Click OK. Note that changes to the PATH are only reflected in command prompts opened after the change took place.
Executing a Python script from the command line in Windows 7
Your path has a space in it. Enclose it in double quotes. For example:
python.exe "C:\Python Scripts\Primefactorization.py"
how to run python files in windows command prompt?
First set path of python
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3701646/how-to-add-to-the-pythonpath-in-windows
and run python
file
python filename.py
command line argument with python
python filename.py command-line argument
how to run .py files in command prompt (Windows 7)
You should use the plain CMD (command prompt) console, not the python interpreter and then type:
python new.py
Hope that works!
How to launch a Python file on Windows 7?
Or run it from a batch file:
myprog.py
pause
Has the advantage that you can specify a different version of Python too.
how to run python files in windows command prompt?
First set path of python
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3701646/how-to-add-to-the-pythonpath-in-windows
and run python
file
python filename.py
command line argument with python
python filename.py command-line argument
How to run Pip commands from CMD
Little side note for anyone new to Python who didn't figure it out by theirself: this should be automatic when installing Python, but just in case, note that to run Python using the python
command in Windows' CMD you must first add it to the PATH
environment variable, as explained here.
To execute Pip, first of all make sure you have it installed, so type in your CMD:
> python
>>> import pip
>>>
And it should proceed with no error. Otherwise, if this fails, you can look here to see how to install it. Now that you are sure you've got Pip, you can run it from CMD with Python using the -m
(module) parameter, like this:
> python -m pip <command> <args>
Where <command>
is any Pip command you want to run, and <args>
are its relative arguments, separated by spaces.
For example, to install a package:
> python -m pip install <package-name>
Using Command Prompt to access python
To access this in the CMD, you just need to type:-
cd data\scripts
Then you will be in your directory.
If you just want shell access, type:-
python
in the interface.
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