Dear Joel: Hi! Thanks for helping. I typed cmd, and got the same black box,
this time labeled C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe instead of "Command Prompt".
When I type python myprogram.py, this is what appears on the screen:'python' is
not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch
file.
Can you help me? I hope so!
>From Your Friend: Tamar Osher
Email: emeraldoff...@hotmail.com
> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:02:23 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] I cannot "run" any Python programs
> From: joel.goldst...@gmail.com
> To: emeraldoff...@hotmail.com
> CC: tutor@python.org
>
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Tamar Osher <emeraldoff...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Dear Joel: HI! Thanks for helping. When I use the Python shell, and
> > navigate to the saved Python program, what happens is:
> > A second Python shell pops up, displaying the coding of the program (which
> > is a tiny 'hello world' program). This is what is displayed in the second
> > Python shell:
> >>>> print("Hello, World!")
> >
> > In the first Python shell, when I type in what you requested, this is what
> > happens:
> >>>> python myprogram.py
> > SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> >>>> python hello.py
> > SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> >>>>
> >
> > I am not able to use the Python shell to find the saved Python program. I
> > am able to use Notepad++ to locate the saved Python program, but I cannot
> > run the program. I cannot do anything with the command prompt (black box).
> >
> > I request help to figure out how to run Python programs. Thanks for helping
> > me!
> >
>
> from the >>>> stuff at the start of each line, you are in a python
> shell. Don't do that. Just get into a command shell.
> Since I believe you are in windows, press the start button, then run
> command and the command you run should be cmd
>
> This will bring you to a window which looks a lot like DOS used to
> look. You probably are too young for that. Anyway, at that point,
> try typing python myprogram.py
>
>
> --
> Joel Goldstick
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