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Python

Posted by Daniel Pettersson
Daniel Pettersson
140 Points

Can't get script to work in console

At the very first video I cannot get my console to run the script Hello world - python hello.py

I get the error msg "syntax error near unexpected token 'python'

Any ideas?

4 Answers

David Bouchare
David Bouchare
9,224 Points
David Bouchare
David Bouchare
9,224 Points

Which console are you using? Treehouse's workspace or your own terminal?

Also, have you tried typing 'python' in a terminal and run the hello world code?

Daniel Pettersson
Daniel Pettersson
140 Points
Daniel Pettersson
Daniel Pettersson
140 Points

The Treehouse workspace.

David Bouchare
David Bouchare
9,224 Points
David Bouchare
David Bouchare
9,224 Points

OK, and you have created a file called hello.py with the following code in it (or slightly similar):

print("hello, world")
Daniel Pettersson
Daniel Pettersson
140 Points
Daniel Pettersson
Daniel Pettersson
140 Points

Yes - I actually just got it to work, don't know how :)

Thanks!