[Geany] how to run a python script?

[Mahela Munasinghe]

spir wrote:
> Le Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:30:56 +0530,
> Mahela Munasinghe <mahela007 at gmail.com> s'exprima ainsi:
>
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>> spir wrote:
>>     
>>> Le Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:51:09 +0530,
>>> Mahela Munasinghe <mahela007 at gmail.com> s'exprima ainsi:
>>>
>>>   
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>>>> hi.. I'm  a new user of geany. I seem to be having a problem running 
>>>> python scripts
>>>> I use kubuntu and I have python 2.5 AND python 3.0 installed. However 
>>>> when I save the file and hit F5 to run it I get a message saying
>>>> "09:57:32: Could not find terminal "xterm" (check path for Terminal tool 
>>>> setting in Preferences)"
>>>>
>>>> what's wrong?
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> Not 100% sure. First learn which python is the default one for your OS
>>> with which python
>>>
>>> Geany executes your script using an OS commant defined under build/run
>>> command. You will probably find there python "%f"
>>>
>>> Don't know why this does not properly launch python, but you should try
>>> setting one of the python version's full path instead /usr/bin/python "%f"
>>>
>>> You can dynamically change version if needed by setting the path found
>>> under which python2.5
>>> 	which python3.0
>>>
>>> [this is maybe a possible 'how', but I would like to know the 'why']
>>>
>>> denis
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>> where can I change this path? is there an option in geany or do i have 
>> to edit a text file?
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>
> I have not geany in english ;-)
> But it should be in the menu "build", then something like "define includes and options", then "run command".
> What appears there is read from your file type definition files -- section [build] -- see the doc for changing that settings by default.
>
> denis
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I followed your advice and pasted '/usr/bin/python3.0' in the run 
command box. (actually run command is labeled execute)
however, now it wont run the program. It just starts python 3 and waits 
until I enter the program again into the command line