Just curious - how do you run "scripts in .cmd without a hitch" if you just discovered that you "need to type "python filename.py" and then enter"?
If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself, Albert Einstein
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How to Ask Questions The Smart Way: link and another link
Create MCV example
Debug small programs