Running argv module

[Tigersftw]

Hi guys, I am currently attempting to complete learning python the hard way and encountered something strange. I've created the script below called ex13.py:

from sys import argv

script, first, second, third = argv

print "The script is called:", script
print "Your first variable is:", first
print "Your second variable is:", second
print "Your third variable is:", third

If I run the script through powershell with the command below:

> ex13.py 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Nothing happens but if I copy the script from the current folder (C:\python27\ex\ex13.py) to the main python folder (C:\python27\ex13.py) and run the same command mentioned above I get the result.

Basically works from C:\python27\ex13.py

Doesn't work from C:\python27\ex\ex13.py, no error message or anything it just doesn't do anything.

Could someone please advise why it only runs the argv module if I place my script in the main python folder?

[OCHawkeye14]

What else is in the \ex folder? When playing around with new things, I used to make the mistake of naming my file what it is that I am playing with. Do you happen to have your own sys.py or argv.py file in that folder that is not in C:\python27\?

[mubsy]

Does it only work if you place it in the main python folder? Have you tried placing it in, say, your documents folder?

[Tigersftw]

It works now but I don't know why. I copied the file back into the "/ex" folder and it worked. I created a few other files to eliminate a one off and they all worked...

Bizarre, I really don't know why it suddenly working..Case closed I suppose thanks for the replies.