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python-2.7
user3221720
user3221720

Reputation: 89

Beginner Python spam.py

I am new to python, just got the learning python book and got stuck with the spam.py in the command line. The book says to make a file named spam.py and then ask python to run this by typing %python spam.py I have added the python to my PATH as it was C:\Python27 so I can call Python in the Windows CMD, but this just will not run. The error I receive is 

>>>python spam.py
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    python spam.py
              ^ 
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

I appreciate any help that you can give.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3313

Answers (5)

Zelix75
Zelix75

Reputation: 81

If for example, your file is in G: drive, type this in cmd:
python G:/myfile.py
Basically, type in the path. Just doing "cd" won't work in Python

Upvotes: 0

paxdiablo
paxdiablo

Reputation: 882078

Your problem is that you're trying to run your code from within the Python interpreter itself (the >>> prompt is the giveaway here since that's the Python prompt).

Exit from the interpreter (with CTRL-Z and ENTER for Windows) and run it from cmd.exe (the c:\> is the prompt in the example below):

c:\> python spam.py

From within the interpreter, you can also run an external file with:

execfile('spam.py')

Upvotes: 5

Burdzi0
Burdzi0

Reputation: 80

In order to run a python program you have to run program in Command Line not in Python Interpreter
(press Windows Sign + R and type cmd.exe)
Moreover you have to remember to be exactly in the directory where your file is saved, e.g.:
If the file file is C:\Python27\spam.py you have to be in C:\Python27.
To change the directory:

  • use dir to display the folders and files in current place
  • use cd to change your directory (e.g. C:\Python27\>cd Spam moves you to C:\Python27\Spam
  • use Tab key to autocomplete names of the commands, folders and files

As you said you have added Python to PATH and followed my instructions, the statement below should work perfectly

python spam.py


Hope I could help.

Upvotes: 0

Anand
Anand

Reputation: 853

You are trying to execute Python script file within the interpreter. Come out from the Python interpreter by pressing CTRL+Z and then ENTER key. Then execute with the command :

 Say,  C:/> python spam.py

Upvotes: 0

void main
void main

Reputation: 80

Could you post the code from spam.py...

You seem to be trying to run the spam.py from the Python interpreter. Go to where the file is in Windows Explorer and launch it from there, using the C:\Python2.7\python.exe CLI.

By the way, since you didn't understand the syntax error warning, please see:

Upvotes: 0

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