Re: launch a .py file from a batch file

CM wrote:
I'd like to launch a number of programs, one of which is a Python GUI
app, from a batch file launcher. I'd like to click the .bat file and
have it open all the stuff and then not show the "DOS" console.

I can launch an Excel and Word file fine using, e.g.:
Start "" "path/mydocument.doc"

But if I try that with a Python file, like:
Start "" "path/myPythonApp.py"

It does nothing. The others open fine and no Python app.

However, if I do this instead (where path = full pathname to Python
file),
cd path
myPythonApp.py

it will launch the Python app fine, but it will show the "DOS"
console.

How can I get it to launch a .py file and yet not show the console?

Thanks,
Che

Assuming you're running on Windows XP, try the following line in your batch file:
@start path\MyPythonApp.pyw

That's of course after you rename your script to a pyw extension. That's associated with pythonw, which doesn't need a command window.

Your batch file itself will still display a cmd window while it's running, but it'll finish quickly. This is the same as when using one to start a spread*** or whatever.

If you cannot change the extension to the correct pyw extension, then try specifying the interpreter explicitly in the start line:

@start c:\python26\pythonw.exe path\MyPythonApp.py

You may need quotes in either of these cases, if you managed to include spaces in your pathnames.



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