Python not printing all the sys.argv

Question

I'm getting a list out of range error from sys.argv[1] and I tried making a simple script with this code.

import sys
print sys.argv

I get this on cmd:

C:\...\...\...\py>back.py exampleargv
['C:\\...\\...\\...\\py\\back.py']

I don't know why I don't get the next arg.

Is that a typo. The script name is back.py but it prints backdoor.py? — Himanshu, Jul 30 '14 at 02:30
This makes no sense. Your script is called `back.py` but the script outputs that its name is `backdoor.py`. Please post accurate code and results and then we can help. — mhawke, Jul 30 '14 at 02:31
Must be Windows specific. Works fine for me on OS X and Ubuntu :) — tsaulic, Jul 30 '14 at 02:33

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 30 '14 at 02:32

It's a windows specific problem: try "python back.py examplearg" and it will work.

Solution (besides not running Windows!) is to update your registry.

Set these keys = value

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\python26.exe\shell\open\command = "C:\Python26\python26.exe" "%1" %*

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\py_auto_file\shell\open\command = "C:\Python26\python26.exe" "%1" %*

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