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Here's a very simple script:
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  1. #!/usr/bin/env python
  2. import sys
  3. print sys.argv
running this, I get:

C:\tmp>tmp.py -h
['C:\\tmp\\tmp.py']

two things are wrong: 1) there are two '\'s and 2) the argument -h is missing.
I'm running Enthought Python Distribution on Windows XP under Parallels on a Mac. I never had this problem before.

Lisa
Oct 14 '09 #1
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bvdet
2,851 Expert Mod 2GB
In Python string literals, the double backslash "\\" represents a single backslash character.
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  1. >>> s = 'C:\\tmp\\tmp.py'
  2. >>> s
  3. 'C:\\tmp\\tmp.py'
  4. >>> print s
  5. C:\tmp\tmp.py
  6. >>>
I can't explain why the "-h" argument is not in sys.argv. I works properly on my XP system.
Oct 14 '09 #2
Glenton
391 Expert 256MB
Hi
I run
"python testsys.py -h" in a terminal and get
['testsys.py', '-h']

I'm running on Ubuntu 9.10.

Sorry I can't be of more help.
Nov 10 '09 #3

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