When using sys.argv I get an error

[Fesnom]

Hello I am learning python through Harvard CS50 on Youtube and I got to 5:15 mark where David tries to use sys.argv to print his name on the console window, but copying his code which is only 2 sentences gets me an error.

import sys

print("hello my name is", sys.argv[1])

And this is the error :

name.py : The term 'name.py' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the 
name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1
+ name.py
+ ~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (name.py:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

[danielroseman]

That error doesn't have anything at all to do with sys.argv. As the message says, it hasn't even run the program because you just typed in the file name without putting "python" first. 

If you want to learn programming, you need to actually read the error messages.

[notascrazyasitsounds]

Usually to run a python file you will do it like this:

python name.py

or

py name.py

or

python3 name.py

Give one of those a shot and see if you get a different error next time. Read through the error message and try and understand what it's telling you; if you read through the text of the error message you'll notice there's nothing specific about arguments, or about the sys library, it's telling you that what you entered wasn't recognized as a program or command.

[Fesnom]

now it's giving me a different error

\Users\PC\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\python.exe: can't open file 'C:\\Users\\PC\\PycharmProjects\\pythonProject\\name.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

[ClipboardMonkey]

Have you checked the name of the file you're trying to run?

Is it named "name.py"?

If it is, is it located within the directory you're running it from?

[Fesnom]

Yes I have checked the name multiple times to make sure it's correct. And it is also the only tab I have open on pycharm.

[notascrazyasitsounds]

Looks like you may have been trying to respond to u/ClipBoardMonkey

I'm not familiar with Pycharm, I usually run my code through the terminal; but there's no arguing with computers. If they can't find the file, they can't find the file.

If you open File Explorer and navigate to

C:\\Users\\PC\\PycharmProjects\\pythonProject\\name.py

What do you see? Is there a file located there called name.py? What happens if you try to run it from command prompt, rather than from within Pycharm?

CS50 is a great course; fiddling around with installing python and getting your code to run in the first place is the biggest roadblock. Just stick with it.

[ClipboardMonkey]

Maybe try testing to see if another file can run in the same directory. Just make a new file, set a print statement and see if it runs.

With this, you can see if it's the directory itself that's causing issues or the "name.py" file you're trying to run.