How can I run a program?

[Lad]

Hello,
I am running Python on XP and have a problem with
a program if its name consists '-' for example:
my-program.py
When I try to run a program with such name
I get the error :

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ?
NameError: name 'my' is not defined

Python thinks that the name of program is my.py only
but the name is my-program.py

What is a solution?
Thank you
Lad.

[Thorsten Kampe]

* Lad (2005-07-30 11:33 +0100)

I am running Python on XP and have a problem with
a program if its name consists '-' for example:
my-program.py
When I try to run a program with such name
/How/ do you "run" the program for Guido's sake?!
I get the error :

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ?
NameError: name 'my' is not defined

Python thinks that the name of program is my.py only
but the name is my-program.py

What is a solution?

The solution to get answers is to give details.

But to play the clairvoyant:

/If/ you tried to run the program from a command prompt or from by
klicking on the file there should be no problems.

/If/ you tried to run the program by importing it from the Python
shell, then this is normal. A hyphen is not allowed in module names at
it is the same character as in subtractation.

[phil hunt]

On 30 Jul 2005 03:33:14 -0700, Lad <py****@hope.cz> wrote:

Hello,
I am running Python on XP and have a problem with
a program if its name consists '-' for example:
my-program.py
When I try to run a program with such name
I get the error :

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ?
NameError: name 'my' is not defined

Python thinks that the name of program is my.py only
but the name is my-program.py

What is a solution?

Have you tried renaming it so it doesn't have a "-" in it?

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[Calvin Spealman]

did you try to put the filename in quotes?

On 30 Jul 2005 03:33:14 -0700, Lad <py****@hope.cz> wrote:

Hello,
I am running Python on XP and have a problem with
a program if its name consists '-' for example:
my-program.py
When I try to run a program with such name
I get the error :

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ?
NameError: name 'my' is not defined

Python thinks that the name of program is my.py only
but the name is my-program.py

What is a solution?
Thank you
Lad.

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