On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 12:27 AM, Werner <wd...@netfront.net> wrote:
> I have a trivially simple piece of code called timewaster.py:
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> while True:
> i = 0
> for i in range(10):
> break
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> It runs fine with Eric but when I try to run it from shell...
>> ./timewaster.py
> ./timewaster.py: line 4: syntax error near unexpected token `('
> ./timewaster.py: line 4: ` for i in range(10):'
>
> I've tried this on openSuse 11.3 and Kubuntu 10.04, both use Python
> version 2.6.5, both show the above.
>
> Before I tear out my hair any more (only 3 left) I thought I'd ask here
> what I am doing wrong.
Looks like it's being run as a shell script rather than through the
Python interpreter (hence why the error is not in the form of an
exception with a traceback).
Try adding:
#!/usr/bin/env python
as the first line in your file. This tells the shell to run the script
using Python.
Or alternatively, instead of:
./timewaster.py
use:
python timewaster.py
which likewise explicitly invokes the Python interpreter.
Cheers,
Chris
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