Thanks everyone for the help. I got a simple two line program to work from a text file. Can not figure out how to write more than one line in interpreter mode. Is that all interpreter is good for, testing one liners? I have it run the program everytime I hit return, and can not figure out how to enter multiple lines of code. I can do multiple lines in text file, so no problem, but I am jsut wondering can a program with 2 or more lines be wrote from the interpreter mode?
Larry Bates wrote: > notejam wrote: > > I am trying to get started with a interactive version of Python for > > windows and need some help. > > I have played with the tutorial, and now want to write a program. > > > > In basic language, I could write something like > > 10 print "hello" > > 20 print "Jim" > > > > and if I run it I would get > > hello > > Jim > > > > How do I do sometihing simple like that in python? > > How do I enter line numbers, or if none, what do I do. > > Can the interpreter load a text file with my program in it? > > How do I list a program or the parts of a program I am interested in > > looking at? > > > > How do I run a python program? > > > Start with the tutorial here: > > http://docs.python.org/tut/tut.html > > Your program in python would be: > > print "hello" > print "jim" > > You don't have line numbers in Python > > Yes the interpreter can load a text file with your program. > A good "beginners" version of Python for windows is: > > http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePython/?tn=1 > > It has an easy to use interpreter window with both your > program and interactive prompt open on the screen. > > To run a program you click run icon. To run outside the > interpreter you type python programname.py > > -Larry -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list