On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 11:38 PM, Steve Hayes <hayes...@telkomsa.net> wrote: > I was thinking or of this: > >>>> python g:\work\module1.py > File "<stdin>", line 1 > python g:\work\module1.py > ^ > > Which gave a different error the previous time I did it. > > But, hey, it worked from the DOS prompt > > C:\Python32>python g:\work\module1.py > Hello Module World
That's how you invoke a script. Python isn't fundamentally a shell scripting language (like bash, REXX, batch, etc), so there's a distinct difference between Python commands (which go into .py files or are executed at the ">>>" prompt) and shell commands (including "python", which invokes the Python interpreter). > The biggest problem I have is that when something doesn't work, I don't know > if I have done something stupid, or if it's just an incompatibility of the > different versions. Easiest way to eliminate the confusion is to match your tutorial and your interpreter. That's why I recommend going with the python.org tutorial; you can drop down the little box in the top left and choose the exact version of Python that you're running. It WILL match. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
