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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2008-01-08 19:42:30 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2008-01-08 19:42:30 (GMT)
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Better method for associating .py files with the interpreter.
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@@ -188,16 +188,17 @@ of your Python installation directory). This suppresses the terminal window on
startup.
You can also make all ``.py`` scripts execute with :program:`pythonw.exe`,
-setting this through the usual facilites, for example (names might differ,
-depending on your version of Windows):
+setting this through the usual facilites, for example (might require
+administrative rights):
-#. Open the context menu of a :file:`{*}.py` file.
-#. Click :menuselection:`Open with...`.
-#. Choose the interpreter of your choice (utilize :guilabel:`Other...` or
- :guilabel:`Choose Program...` if it is not in the list of default programs).
-#. Check :guilabel:`Always open files with this program`.
-#. Click :guilabel:`OK`.
+#. Launch a command prompt.
+#. Associate the correct file group with ``.py`` scripts::
+
+ assoc .py=Python.File
+#. Redirect all Python files to the new executable::
+
+ ftype Python.File=C:\Path\to\pythonw.exe "%1" %*
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