On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 8:13 AM, Seymore4Head <Seymore4Head@hotmail.invalid> wrote: > https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=ww&gws_rd=ssl#hl=en&q=python+programing+for+the+absolute+beginner > > There is a book listed as a PDF. > > When I try the first example of print "Game Over" I get a syntax > error. > > I have tried running the command line and the GUI. I get the feeling > there is something else I need to run. > > http://imgur.com/RH3yczP
Try this instead: print("Game Over") You're looking at a Python 2 book, and you're running Python 3. I would recommend instead getting a Python 3 tutorial: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/ ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list