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Python Python Basics (2015) Python for Beginners Third Quiz

Posted by Silje Tellefsen
Silje Tellefsen
886 Points

If I have a script named h_t.py saved as a file, then type the name of the file into the shell, what happens?

If I have a script named hello_treehouse.py saved as a file, then type file name into the shell (or command window of python saved in same folder), I would suppose that the script was run. Why is this not correct?

1 Answer

Per Schrijver
Per Schrijver
3,435 Points
Per Schrijver
Per Schrijver
3,435 Points

"hello_treehouse.py" is not a callable function, you could either try to open the file hello_treehouse.py in the python IDLE and then run it or run "python hello_treehouse.py" in command prompt. The anwser for this quiz is "python hello_treehouse.py".Good luck!

Silje Tellefsen
Silje Tellefsen
886 Points

Thanks. I finally got that you only write python hello_treehouse.py, NOTHING MORE. No explaining about "first you open...., then you run... etc." Couldn't they have just asked "what do you type in the shell in order to run the saved .py file?". :)