[Tutor] How to get Win XP command prompt to open at C:\Python23> (original) (raw)

Dick Moores rdm at rcblue.com
Sat Jul 24 15:39:54 CEST 2004

Magnus Lyckå wrote at 03:58 7/24/2004:

First of all, why do you want to be in the C:\Python23 folder? Wouldn't it be better to be in a folder where you can keep your files without disturbing the Python installation.

Only because that is what IDLE's File-->Open opens. And is also the default folder for saving a new script. Can this be configured?

If your problem is that you want Python to start when you type "python", you need to edit your PATH variable so that it contains "C:\Python23".

Had already done that.

I don't remember if you do that differently in XP, but in Win 2000 you go to Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Environment Variables.

Sounds right.

At 01:04 2004-07-24 -0700, Dick Moores wrote:

Thank you! Thank you! Works like a charm. But I'm curious again. How do you make those other adjustments? Click on the system menu icon in the top left corner of your CMD.EXE window. Choose "properties" in the menu. Change as you like. When you click "Ok" you get a dialog box with two options. Choose the one about saving properties for other windows with the same name...

Terrific!

Make sure to use quick edit mode, insert mode, and at least a few hundred rows in the screen buffer. That certainly makes CMD.EXE less painful...

Thanks for these tips.

BTW, is autocomple on TAB on by default in XP, or do you need to tweak the registry for that?

Don't remember the default. But autocomplete is on.

Thanks very much for your help.

Dick Moores

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