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How to get pydoc command working in Windows?

Asked 2010-09-11T00:59:31.910
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pydoc does not work in Windows. at this post Pydoc is not working (Windows XP) the last answer by dave webb says to create a pydoc.bat file with this code in it:

@python c:\Python27\Lib\pydoc.py %*

After I create pydoc.bat where should it be placed so the pydoc command works in the command prompt?

PS adding C:\python27\Lib\pydoc.py to the Windows path in the system environment variables does not work. Even after logging out and back in it does not work.

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PS adding C:\python27\Lib\pydoc.py to the Windows path in the system environment variables does not work. Even after logging out and back in it does not work.

The PATH environment variable is a list of directories to search for a given executable. So you should be adding C:\python27\Lib to your PATH (not including the filename).

As for the pydoc.bat file you've created, one place to put it would be the C:\python27\Scripts directory which is usually added to your PATH by the python installation (since that folder contains miscellaneous scripts that you might like available at the command line).

answered 2010-09-11T01:21:09.677
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put it in any folder that is in your PATH. Example: C:\Windows\System32

Alternatively, you can put it anywhere, and then add the folder it is in to windows PATH

answered 2010-09-11T01:15:14.353

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