To be fair, the original use case for Python never called for standalone redistributables. Python programs have, by and large, been run in place on systems where a copy of the Python interpreter ...

Using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), you can launch Linux applications directly in a Windows 10 command prompt or PowerShell prompt.

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is bridging the divide between Windows and Linux by letting you run Windows 10 programs directly within a Linux shell.

This post explains how to run a Python script in terminal or CMD. This is a quick and powerful way to access your programs and improve workflow.

Like its predecessors, Windows 10 is expected have a compatibility mode to allow users to run older programs written back when previous versions of Windows were the newest operating system.

How to Run Cmd.exe From Python. While it is not common to need to call Windows functions within Python code, you may occasionally need to do so in order to make a program work correctly.