How to Run Python Files in Windows Command Prompt? [Duplicate]

Question

I want to run a python file in my command prompt but it does nothing. These are the screen shots of my program i am testing with and the output the command prompt gives me.

Accepted Answer

First set path of python

and run python file

python filename.py

command line argument with python

python filename.py command-line argument

Answer 2

You have to install Python and add it to PATH on Windows. After that you can try:

python `C:/pathToFolder/prog.py`

or go to the files directory and execute:

python prog.py

Answer 3

First go to the directory where your python script is present by using-

cd path/to/directory

then simply do:

python file_name.py

How to Run Python Files in Windows Command Prompt? [Duplicate]

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