Try "python documents/helloworld.py" or "cd documents" before "python helloworld.py". Kevin
On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 11:50 AM, toveysnake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I decided that I want to learn python, and have no previous > programming experience. I was reading the guide A byte of python and > got to the part where you create and run the program helloworld.py I > used kate to create this program and save it as helloworld.py. I then > entered the command python helloworld.py into the terminal(I am using > ubuntu 8.10) and I get this error: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ python helloworld.py > python: can't open file 'helloworld.py': [Errno 2] No such file or > directory > > Am I saving the file in the wrong spot?(I saved it in documents) > Should I use a different editor? Is there a better python book > available online? > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >
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