Associate *.py files with Python (Windows) (Raw Text)

assoc-py

Associate *.py files with python

Run the following commands at a shell prompt:


assoc .py=PythonScript
ftype PythonScript=C:\bin\python.exe "%1" %*


Replace C:\Python\bin\python.exe with the path to your Python installation. This enables you to run myscript.py instead of python myscript.py


Add .py to your PATHEXT environment variable:

This makes Windows consider *.py files to be executable when searching your PATH. It enables you to run myscript instead of myscript.py


You can set it for the current cmd session:

set PATHEXT=%PATHEXT%;.PY

To set it permanently (under Windows Vista or Windows 7):

setx PATHEXT %PATHEXT%;.PY