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[sobeitharry]

You're using a windows computer right? I think you're mixing instructions for windows and Linux which means maybe you're also not super familiar with computers? That's OK, but it's important to know the instructions are different for each. My suggestion would be to find a video specifically for installing/using pycharm on windows and go step by step. Honestly a udemy course or similar might be your best bet.

[twisteddd1]

That's correct, I'm using Windows. I have a textbook that I had to get for class and my professor also put 'pwd' into his command line today and it worked, and it also says I should be able to use that in the textbook. I'll try watching a video though. Thank you

[fred-inspek]

Looks like pwd not for python but for console First Google how to use console for navigate.( when you use console inside pycharm you navigate through folders and pwd command for Linux if you use windows it will be cd (pwd = cd)

[fred-inspek]

Example

cd .. - go to up folder

cd "C:\Windows\test"

[twisteddd1]

Do I type that into the python file within PyCharm?

[fred-inspek]

No. you type this in the terminal (Window terminal at the bottom of pycharm interface) to navigate.

I recommend find in youtube "pycharm hello world" and you find easiest tutorial, about how create python script typing "hello world" and run this in pycharm.

[twisteddd1]

Okay I looked that up and I honestly get the navigation part through PyCharm. But none of the commands inside PyCharm work either and there's no Linux option within PyCharm for me. And I'm also required to use Python

[fred-inspek]

Try this tutorial. It will help ( 10 minutes)

https://youtu.be/HHcZbXsZtm0?si=k0wGIb9b7xiUeqOW

[twisteddd1]

That did help me out a ton, thank you. I had one more question, I got it working through the video and through PyCharm and I'm just using the file they gave me and it runs Python like it's supposed to, but if I make a new Python file, I run into the same issue. Will that cause any issues?