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Python

Posted by Marlon Martins
Marlon Martins
1,263 Points

Why I cant open the file simple_app.py

I am getting this error, when I try to open the file.

Marlons-MacBook-Pro:~ marlonmartins$ pyhton simple_app.py

bash: pyhton: command not found

Marlons-MacBook-Pro:~ marlonmartins$

I am using Atom as my text editor, but the simple_app.py location is /Users/marlonmartins/Documents/MarlonMartins/MyDocuments

Does anyone know how to fix this problem ? Thank You guys

4 Answers

Nicholas Grenwalt
Nicholas Grenwalt
46,626 Points

Tough to say without more information.

A) Make sure python is installed by typing "python --version" in your console and see if it finds a version. B) If it is installed type "pwd" to find your present working directory. C) From the info that it gives you (which is most likely your home directory), navigate to the directory where your project is located using "cd" followed by the path to your file (ex. cd Documents/MarlonMartins/MyDocuments if your "pwd" stated that you were in Users/marlonmartins to begin with) D) After you are in the MyDocuments directory now you can type the python simple_app.py and it should run.

If all of this seems a bit foreign to you then take the Console Foundations class and it should all make sense. Hope this helped you out. Did my best with the information given. Good luck to you Marlon.

Marlon Martins
Marlon Martins
1,263 Points

Thanks, Nicholas you helped a lot.

Marlons-MacBook-Pro:MyDocuments marlonmartins$ cd /Users/marlonmartins/Documents/MarlonMartins/MyDocuments Marlons-MacBook-Pro:MyDocuments marlonmartins$ python simple_app.py File "simple_app.py", line 7 return "Hello World" ^ IndentationError: unexpected indent Marlons-MacBook-Pro:MyDocuments marlonmartins$ pyhton models.py -bash: pyhton: command not found

Marlons-MacBook-Pro:MyDocuments marlonmartins$ python models.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "models.py", line 3, in <module> from peewee import * ImportError: No module named peewee Marlons-MacBook-Pro:MyDocuments marlonmartins$

Marlon Martins
Marlon Martins
1,263 Points
Marlon Martins
Marlon Martins
1,263 Points

Marlons-MacBook-Pro:MyDocuments marlonmartins$ python simple_app.py File "simple_app.py", line 7

return "Hello World"

^

IndentationError: unexpected indent

Marlon Martins
Marlon Martins
1,263 Points
Marlon Martins
Marlon Martins
1,263 Points

why I got this IndentationError: unexpected indent ??

Sabrina Gardner
Sabrina Gardner
6,543 Points
Sabrina Gardner
Sabrina Gardner
6,543 Points

Hi Marlon,

I'm a beginner with Python (and coding in general). But your error when opening the file probably occured because you misspelled "Python". It happened to me more often than I'd like to admit and now whenever I fail to open a file, I first check if I wrote Python correctly (h after the t and not in front).