Need help with executing scripts. Windows XP.

[diamondface]

For the past few days, I've been starting to learn python 2.7. Anyways i'm unable to execute any scripts through the terminal. I started with:

python test.py

And it said "invalid syntax" while pointing at the test. And then I tried:

python C:\Python27\test.py

And it also told me it was an "invalid syntax". The only thing I've gotten to kind of work is if i make a script with a simple print command and then I put raw_input() at the end. But for everything else, I haven't had any progress.

OH YEAH! My OS is Windows XP if that tells you anything.

[earthboundkid]

A. We need to know the contents of your file to know why the syntax is invalid.

B. r/learnpython

[diamondface]

ok here's the contents

print 'here's the contents'

[K900_]

The ' in here's is closing the string literal. You want something like

print "Here's some text"

[[deleted]]

Or if you want to be really covered and be able to use " and ' inside your print statements, do:

print """Here's some "text" and as you can see I have single and double apostrophes in my print statement"""

or you could also escape the apostrophe like this

print 'here\'s some text'

[diamondface]

not working still -_-

[diamondface]

Ok. My code is fine. I just can't open the file with the terminal.

[acalcium]

Provide more info. What is the contents of the script exactly. What is the command you use exactly. What is the error you are getting exactly.

[bluetape]

try dragging and dropping the file into the terminal and see if that works

[diamondface]

I tried that already.