Question

I’m having an issued getting my install of python27 to load correctly in Cygwin. My install has 2.6 (/bin/python@ ) on it, but I’d like the default Python environment to be 2.7 (/cygdrive/c/Python27/python.exe). I know how to change my $PATH and all, but when I try to run this 2.7 installation through Cygwin by going to its directory and typing python it never loads; I have to end the command with CTRL-c. Is this a Cygwin problem, a Windows problem, or a me problem?

Answer 1

I think you can find some answers in this other question.

It is rather a problem of using the Windows version of Python with the Cygwin terminal.

Quick summary:

• for interactive mode, add the -i option
• if you want to see the output of your script, add the -u option.