Idle is not a command line shell, it is the python interactive interpreter.
If you want to run your program in a command line, open a real command line
(cmd.exe) and cd to whatever directory you put helloworld.py in. Then type
"python helloworld.py".
2008/11/21 Ali art <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I am using Windows XP professional version 2002 Service pack 3. AMD
> Athlon(TM)XP 2400+ 2.00GHz 992MB RAM.
> I have download Windows x86 MSI Instaler (3.0rc2) Python 3.0rc2 Release:
> 06-Nov-2008.
>
> I want to use source code file from Python Command line but I could not.
>
> Firstly i opened IDLE and clicked on File → New Window and pasted
> #!/usr/bin/python
> #Filename: helloworld.py
>
> print('Hello World')
> and saved "helloworld.py" without quotes.Then i invoced pyton command
> line.
> Python 3.0rc2 (r30rc2:67141, Nov 7 2008, 11:43:46) [MSC v.1500 32 bit
> (Intel)]
> on win32
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> python helloworld.py
> and pressed enter
> But it did not work gives the error
> Python 3.0rc2 (r30rc2:67141, Nov 7 2008, 11:43:46) [MSC v.1500 32 bit
> (Intel)]
> on win32
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> python helloworld.py
> File "<stdin>", line 1
> python helloworld.py
> ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> >>>
> Did i meke any misteke? I tried
> Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Environment Variables.
> System Variables -> C:\Python30
> but it still gives same error.
>
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