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Python Python Basics Meet Python Variables

Posted by Juliette Delannoy
Juliette Delannoy
1,112 Points

i wrote the same but for some reason didn't work.. Traceback (most recent call last):

python hello.py

python hello.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "hello.py", line 2, in <module>
print(fisrt_name)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

This is a command you would give to the workspace system, but it sounds like you already have Python running in interactive mode (where you would see the ">>>" prompt).

Exit Python first (control-D or "quit()").