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i just observed the difference in the path for the cmd and idle. I tried this:

(IN IDLE)
>>> import sys
>>> sys.path
['', 'C:\\Python27\\Lib\\idlelib', 'C:\\Windows\\system32\\python27.zip', 'C:\\Python27\\DLLs', 'C:\\Python27\\lib', 'C:\\Python27\\lib\\plat-win', 'C:\\Python27\\lib\\lib-tk', 'C:\\Python27', 'C:\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages']
>>> sys.executable
'C:\\Python27\\pythonw.exe'

while: 

(IN CMD)
>>> import sys
>>> sys.path
['', 'C:\\Windows\\system32\\python27.zip', 'C:\\Python27\\DLLs', 'C:\\Python27\l
ib', 'C:\\Python27\\lib\\plat-win', 'C:\\Python27\\lib\\lib-tk', 'C:\\Python27,
C:\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages']
>>> sys.executable
'C:\\Python27\\python.exe'

My question is that why there is a difference between the python executables of cmd and idle(for idle it is pythonw.exe while for cmd it is python.exe) and how can i permanently make the sys.path point to same paths for cmd as well as idle as using sys.path.append() will do it temporaraily.Also,i want to know what is the difference between PYTHONPATH and system path.I know ; i have asked many questions but answers will very helpful. THANKS.

darxtrix
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    Please restrict your questions to one question per stackoverflow question. If you have multiple questions, well, open multiple stackoverflow questions (don't worry, they're free!). As it stands, I have no idea what your actual problem is - for example, you mention `getpass` and `getopt` at first, but the code doesn't feature them at all. The [difference between `pythonw`.exe and `python.exe`](http://stackoverflow.com/q/9705982/35070) is almost certainly irrelevant here. And while you can set up paths permanently, the pertinent question is *why* you would want to do that in the first place. – phihag Oct 15 '13 at 14:26
  • There seems to be no difference for me. I'm using Python 2.7.5 – Games Brainiac Oct 15 '13 at 14:35
  • Sorry,the earlier topic was quite misleading and it was my fault that i had some .py files with the same names of my modules in the current working directory.I'm really sorry for that. – darxtrix Oct 15 '13 at 16:47

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