[Python-Dev] 3.2.1 encoding surprise (original) (raw)

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at gmail.com
Thu Jul 21 05:22:11 CEST 2011

On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 12:52 PM, R. David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com> wrote:

Indeed.  If I want to run a script with a different python version on a unix-like system, I need to know the path to said script. We're trying to make python as easy to use on Windows as it is on Unix. If find-script-on-path is considered a worthwhile feature, then as Mark said it should be added to base Python (on all platforms), not special-cased in the Windows launcher.

And given the diverse range of what Python considers to be an executable script these days, -1000 to that particular feature. Use which scriptname, that's what it's for. The lack of such functionality in the underpowered cmd shell on Windows isn't Python's problem to solve - ask MS for a better shell and command line utilities (assuming Powershell doesn't already offer something comparable to 'which').

There are reasons I only code specifically for Windows if someone pays me to do so :P

Cheers, Nick.

-- Nick Coghlan   |   ncoghlan at gmail.com   |   Brisbane, Australia

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