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Abhinav Ananth
488 Points"Hello World" program not running
I wrote a sample program using the python IDLE for showing Hello world as the output using the print() function. but when i run the console and type python sample_program.py (I have saved the file as sample_program.py) it gives back the error message as follows: "python' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." I saved the file on the desktop. I am running windows. What might be the issue?
1 Answer
Steven Parker
229,708 PointsWindows doesn't come with Python. You'll need to download and install it if you want to run it on your local machine.
You can download Python for Windows here. Be sure to get Python 3.
If you have already installed it, perhaps its folder did not get added to your PATH system environment variable. If so, you may need to add it manually.
Abhinav Ananth
488 PointsAbhinav Ananth
488 PointsI have already installed Python on my system. I already wrote that I had made the script on Python IDLE. There must be something else I might be doing wrong. I should open the console and type python sample_program.py to run the code or am I doing it wrong?
Steven Parker
229,708 PointsSteven Parker
229,708 PointsI was updating my answer as you wrote that. Check the part about "path".
Abhinav Ananth
488 PointsAbhinav Ananth
488 PointsOkay. Thanks for your help.