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Python

Posted by justin ledet
justin ledet
Courses Plus Student 873 Points

Keep having this issue when trying to run a file

I keep getting this same syntax each time I try to call this file.

http://imgur.com/a/9j0wn

I have already read other posts regarding this but haven't found anything beneficial. I have also made sure to check I'm saving the file before trying to run it in the shell.

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,658 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,658 Points

The file itself is fine.

But when you tried to run it, you were already running Python, so when you typed "python functions.py" you got an error because that is not valid Python code.

You want to use that command at the shell level. So stop Python (type "quit()") to get back to the shell. And then instead of typing just "python", type "python functions.py".

justin ledet
justin ledet
Courses Plus Student 873 Points

Thank you so much! I was stuck on this just staring at it for awhile trying to figure out.

Jon Mirow
Jon Mirow
9,864 Points
Jon Mirow
Jon Mirow
9,864 Points

EDIT:

I didn't refresh the page and see Steve's answer. Please +1 that one, my orig answer below for context :)

orig answer:

Hi there!

Ah okay, what's happening is you're first entering python, then telling python to run python and it's getting confused. Get out of it by typing

quit()

That will return you to the command line prompt, which looks like this:

treehouse:~/workspace$

clear the screen with 

treehouse:~/workspace$ clear

then just type 

treehouse:~/workspace$ python functions.py