john wrote: > print "hello world" #this is just something to say
>>>> /Users/jonathan/Documents/hello.py > File "<stdin>", line 1 > /Users/jonathan/Documents/hello.py > ^ > SyntaxError: invalid syntax > > what am i doing wrong? The >>> prompt indicates that you have already started the interactive interpreter by typing $ python This is a great way to test Python statements interactively -- type and explore Python's response. However, to run a script you have to provide the script name on the commandline $ python /Users/jonathan/Documents/hello.py _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
