[RWP] opening .py file in text

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Here's the answer to my own question about opening .py files in text; 
not that I understand anything else in this programmer's forum:
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.py files opens up in a text editor when run from cmd
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Whenever I try to run a .py file from cmd it opens up in a text 
editor(np++). I'm trying to run the following:
django-admin.py startproject testprj
Even if I run 'setup.py install'
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asked Nov 30 '10 at 17:58
shwetanka
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What platform? Does django-admin.py have a #! at the top? – nmichaels 
Nov 30 '10 at 18:00

@Nathon: Notepad++ is for Windows. – user225312 Nov 30 '10 at 18:01

@sukhbir good to know. – nmichaels Nov 30 '10 at 18:09
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You need to change the file association so that .py files open with 
Python executable, typically located in C:\Python<version>\ and not 
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Changing this should be easy, but here is how to do it.
Also, read here on to set the environment path so that the Python 
executable is found without you having to navigate to C:\Python2.6.
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answered Nov 30 '10 at 18:03
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Your Windows file associations are set to open .py files in a text 
editor. You have to change those to use the python.exe interpreter, or 
you can prefix all your commands with python, like this:
python django-admin.py startproject testprj
If you want to change your file associations, and you are running Vista 
or Windows 7, you can change them in 'Control Panel'->'Default 
Programs'->'Associate a file type or protocol with a program'
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answered Nov 30 '10 at 18:02
birryree
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I'm running the as u said and even set the path to 
%path%;C:\Python26\Lib\site-packages\django\bin but it is giving 
django-admin.py file does not exist. – Shwetanka Nov 30 '10 at 18:12
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