How can I stop python.exe from closing immediately after I get an output? [duplicate]

Solution 1:

You can't - globally, i.e. for every python program. And this is a good thing - Python is great for scripting (automating stuff), and scripts should be able to run without any user interaction at all.

However, you can always ask for input at the end of your program, effectively keeping the program alive until you press return. Use input("prompt: ") in Python 3 (or raw_input("promt: ") in Python 2). Or get used to running your programs from the command line (i.e. python mine.py), the program will exit but its output remains visible.

Solution 2:

Just declare a variable like k or m or any other you want, now just add this piece of code at the end of your program

k=input("press close to exit") 

Here I just assumed k as variable to pause the program, you can use any variable you like.

Solution 3:

For Windows Environments:

If you don't want to go to the command prompt (or work in an environment where command prompt is restricted), I think the following solution is better than inserting code into python that asks you to press any key - because if the program crashes before it reaches that point, the window closes and you lose the crash info. The solution I use is to create a bat file.

Use notepad to create a text file. In the file the contents will look something like:

my_python_program.py
pause

Then save the file as "my_python_program.bat"

When you run the bat file it will run the python program and pause at the end to allow you to read the output. Then if you press any key it will close the window.