I would like to use the Atom IDE since it has nice syntax highlighting for python.
However, when I open a .py file in atom, somehow I cannot execute that file in a terminal any more. When I call the .py file in the terminal, instead of the output the terminal returns nothing and the atom window starts blinking as if it is forcefully taking priority.
Is there a way to set atom to only work as an editor and leave the execution of files to the terminal?
You can use the run-in-terminal package.
you need to install additional packages to run python scripts using atom. You can check this Youtube video.
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How do we run a Python script in Atom editor? Please see screenshot below with errors:
Below I was testing if i can run python in Atom editor. I have also ran the (c:\Anaconda3\Scripts\activate base)command in Anaconda prompt
In your Atom built-in terminal, you are first typing in "python" without any file arguments, and such bringing you into the Python Interactive Prompt, include the name of your file (num.py).
The SyntaxError you're getting is because your trying to run "python num.py" as code instead of a CMD command.
In addition to #HarryKearney answer, there are a number of packages that will easily run scripts. For example, run-in-terminal allows you to press F5 to open a terminal or command prompt window running the python script. Some other options to do similar things are: atom-python-run, atom-runner, script to run code directly in atom and several others you can find in the package repository. Choosing one of these and installing it will probably make it a lot easy if you will be running python scripts frequently.
I want to open a python file in cmder terminal quickly. Currently, the fastest way i know how is to navigate to the directory of the python file in cmder terminal and then run it by calling "python file.py". This is slow and cumbersome. Is there a way for me to have a file or exe, that, when i run it (or drag the program onto it), automatically makes the program run in cmder straight away.
Windows 10
Clarification: I'm using cmder terminal specifically because it supports text coloring. Windows terminal and powershell do not support this.
On windows you can go to the directory with the file in the explorer and then simply hold shift as you right click at the same time. This will open the menu and there you will have the option to use the command shell/powershell and then you don't have to navigate to the directory inside the shell anymore and can just execute the python file.
I hope that helps.
Answer: The escape codes just weren't properly configured for the windows terminals. You can get around this by using colorama's colorama.init(). It should work after that.
Currently, in Visual Studio Code (under Windows 10 64bits), at a Python file called path\myfile.py, if one clicks with mouse right-button for context menu and then chooses 'Run Python File in Terminal', an integrated CMD terminal is open and file is automatically run there with:
python.exe path\myfile.py
After the file stops running, one is naturally left at the integrated CMD cursor.
This behavior is quite different, for instance, from what one has with an IDE like Spyder. There, when you run code (e.g. with F5), at the end one is left still at the Python cursor and can access content of variables created when code was run.
Is there a way to achieve a similar behavior in Visual Studio Code?
You can configure VS Code Python extension to use the -i command line option
Described in https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html#cmdoption-i
You only have to add the setting bellow (inside settings.json file)
"python.terminal.launchArgs": ["-i"],
This will execute the command python.exe -i path\myfile.py.
I don't know if it is a new feature, but I've been using it for while.
If you would like to use the terminal IPython, like in Spyder, you can use a different set of options, as the following:
"python.terminal.launchArgs": ["-m","IPython","-i"],
With these, VS Code will execute the command python.exe -m IPython -i path\myfile.py.
Then, it will run IPython module as a "script" (with -m option), which will use the options -i path\myfile.py, i.e., IPython will run the file and remain opened.
BTW, another thing is: you can run "cells" in Spyder's integrarted terminal (regions of code with #%%). But in VS Code it seems you can't.
I've made a question with a "work around" to run cells of Python files in VS Code Integrated terminal, which is posted Here
Yes. Open a terminal window and it's like a terminal window on your computer. You can type python filepathandname and the python script will execute like it does from the command line.
The closest you can come is to run the code under the debugger and set a breakpoint at the end to pause the exiting of the execution. Otherwise feel free to file a feature request at https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python.
Is it possible to run a python script with atom, in another window? It may use any package, at long as it works with python 3 and tkinter. I tried the script package, but I couldn't find the option. Is there somebody of you who got it working?
I don't think ATOM is an IDE. It is just an Editor.
It cannot create a Development environment. Your best option is use the built-in "Terminal".
Even if there exist some package, all it could do is execute a command line, which is similar to manually running the file on the command line.
Running Python on Eclipse can give you a feel, that you execute by clicking the "Run", but it masks the command line actually.
Only 'notebook' can do the wonders of python kernel.
I am a complete noob when it comes to programming. I just downloaded python and I will be using Notepad ++. I have saved a file to my desktop and the file name is test and changed the extension from .txt to .py
So when I go to Notepad ++ and create a program and save it, I go to the cmd prompt making sure I am in my desktop directory and type the following
python test.py
and it tells me that python is not recognized. Any help to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated.
First thing python is indent oriented programing language and it comes with its default editor called IDLE. So if you use notepad++ instead of IDLE it might gives you a syntax error. Second thing for executing python file from command prompt,you need to setup environment variable.Please see below link for setting up environment variable.
https://docs.python.org/2/using/windows.html
You can directly run your program in IDLE without using command prompt. So i would suggest you to use pythons built in editor (IDLE)