Questions tagged [pythonw]
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pygame program exits with no error message when run with pythonw
I'm trying to run a pygame program using pythonw to avoid having the console window show up. This causes a weird issue related to print statements.
Basically, the program will just exit after a few seconds with no error message. The more printing I…

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Package Python 3 executable that does not require programming knowledge
I would like to send my Python3 script to my father-in-law and grandmother. Each has their own Windows machine, one is running Windows 7 and the other is running XP.
Not sure how to package it up for them to run on their respective machines. Is…

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Python script displays output in command window but nothing shows in Windows
I've written a script that works great at a command prompt, but it only displays the last line if I double click on the script.py icon on my desktop.
The function in the script runs perfectly but once it finds a match it's supposed to display the…

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Code that works with python and not with pythonw
I am writing a script and I want it to run in the back ground and to manifest itself every 6 hours. I don't want to have an opened console all the time, I want tkinter to pop a window in which it prints the output of the script that i can then close…

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GUI program with toggable console?
I've seen some apps allow you to show/hide the console when you need to read log messages. For example Blender3D allows that (blender.org).
I was wondering if this can be done in Python and how.
My main window is a Panda3D (panda3d.org) window.
I've…
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How to stop Python Crashes on exit
After a script runs, the Python instance crashes.
Error Signature is:
AppName pythonw.exe AppVer 0.0.0.0 ModName:ntdll.dll
ModVer 5.2.3790.3959 Offset 00020d8e
The script sometimes works fine, then other crashes. It launched from with Spyder.
When…

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Arguments not read when sent to pythonw from the CMD window
I am trying to send 3 arguments to pythonw program when running the progam from the CMD prompt in Windows 10. My code is:
import sys
from PyQt4.QtCore import (QTimer, Qt)
from PyQt4.QtGui import (QApplication, QLabel)
arg_no= len(sys.argv)
app =…

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