On 07/24/2018 01:55 PM, Aimee Hubbard wrote: > Hi, > I have done some introductory courses with Python, but they did not cover > how to get Python (3.7 version 64 bit) up and running on my own computer. I > have it downloaded on my Windows 10 computer and made sure in my > "Environment Variables" that it has the path > (C:\Users\aimee6\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\lib\site-packages). > But whenever I try to run any commands like "python --version" I get this > error: > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in <module> > python > NameError: name 'python' is not defined > > I am just not sure what step I am missing. Any help you can offer would be > greatly appreciated. Thank you so much and I hope you are having a great > night!
you are typing the command _inside_ the python shell. The command you are trying is intended to be typed to a command shell (outside python) to get the version from inside python type these: import sys print(sys.version) _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
