How to run .py files on Windows/Anaconda terminal?

Question

So I installed Anaconda on my computer, and use Jupiter notebook to write a script.

I have some.py files I want to run from Windows or Anaconda Terminal, just out of curiosity.

Here are the error message I got -

C:\Users\xxx\Documents>python ex1.py 'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Is there a way that I can run python on Windows without messing up the path?

Answer 1

I guess you are using Command prompt to parse python files.

• Open Anaconda Prompt ,
• navigate to the folder containing your python files cd c:\path\to\python\folder
• execute using python ex1.py where ex1.py is your filename

in the anaconda terminal