From: da@skivs.ski.org (David Ascher) Subject: Re: Problems running Python interactively from GNU-Win32 bash prompt 27 Feb 1998 17:46:57 -0800 Message-ID: References: <199802272039.PAA03263@esopus.crd.ge.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII To: skip@calendar.com Cc: gnu-win32@cygnus.com, python-list@cwi.nl On Fri, 27 Feb 1998, Skip Montanaro wrote: > I installed GNU-Win32 b19 (http://www.cygnus.com/misc/gnu-win32/) and > Python1.5 (http://www.python.org/ftp/python/win32/) on a Windows NT > machine today. I can't seem to run python.exe interactively from the > bash prompt. I can run it with a .py file on the command line and it > executes the script just fine. I can run it from a DOS prompt or from > the Start Menu where the installer stuck a link to it and get the > Python interpreter prompt. From a bash prompt with no command line > args I get nothing, not even an error, just another bash prompt, as if > I ran it with /dev/null on stdin. > > Any ideas why I wouldn't be able to run it interactively from bash? Which Python are you talking about? Guido's MSVC compiled version? If yes, I have no idea. If a gcc-compiled one, you probably (just a guess) should make sure to include 'tty' in your CYGWIN32 env't variable. --david - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".