Notepad doesn't recognize my syntax as python. Please help

Michael Deane

My notepad stopped recognising the code i type in, so when i run it in python/powershell the whole file is printed word for word instead of executing my commands. Please assist. Thanks.

Claudia Frank

@Michael-Deane

Python and Powershell interpreter are responsible for execution your scripts, not npp.
Npp can run the interpreters and provide the current document as the parameter.
How did you run it previously?

Cheers
Claudia

Michael Deane

@Claudia-Frank ok. im new to python and notepad. how should i run “it”?

Claudia Frank

@Michael-Deane

several ways, either user run menu and function run, in the diaolg put something like

cmd /K python $(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)

$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH) will be automatically replaced by npp with the full path of
the current active document, which of course must be a saved file

or install NppExec plugin which does basically the same but offers a lot more extras
(worth to give it a try)

or install python script plugin and use the python function exec and execfile.
The main purpose of this plugin is to interact with npp and scintilla but, could be used as well.
Restriction: is still python 2

Cheers
Claudia

Michael Deane

@Claudia-Frank Thank you. Danke. Gracias. I’ll let you know how it works out.

MD