How do I keep Python program open?

[swoll1980]

When I run a Python program outside of the interpreter, it runs through the program, and closes before I can read the output. How do I stop this. Thanks.

[simeon87]

Does it print to the terminal? If so, you could open a terminal and then run the program from the terminal. It'll then display the output in the terminal, which doesn't close after the program is finished.

[swoll1980]

Does it print to the terminal? If so, you could open a terminal and then run the program from the terminal. It'll then display the output in the terminal, which doesn't close after the program is finished.

Yeah it prints to the terminal. Thanks for the tip. Have a great day!

[smartbei]

Alternately, you could stick:


raw_input("This is here just so the program doesn't close on me!! :-)")

At the end, and it will make the program wait for your Enter until it closes.

[swoll1980]

Alternately, you could stick:


raw_input("This is here just so the program doesn't close on me!! :-)")

At the end, and it will make the program wait for your Enter until it closes.

Good Idea.

[Eisenwinter]

Keep a while loop going on "True".

while True:
if condition: print data

[pokerbirch]

Ewwww, yuk! An infinite loop is NOT the way to solve this simple problem. As suggested above, run your script via the terminal. It's the correct way to do things.