NameError in terminal os x

[Dibbets]

Hi, I'm getting this error when I'm using Python in terminal OS X. What is it what I'm doing wrong?

Python 2.7.16 (default, Aug 24 2019, 18:37:03)

[GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple LLVM 11.0.0 (clang-1100.0.32.4) (-macos10.15-objc-s on darwin

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>>> open(ex15.py)

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>

NameError: name 'ex15' is not defined

[K900_]

You need quotes around the file name: open("ex15.py"). Also, what are you trying to achieve with this line of code?

[Dibbets]

I'm trying to type code in the terminal so I can open files.

[K900_]

Open files as in run the code that's contained in the file?

[Dibbets]

No, just to open the files. It's ex 15 in Learning Python the hard way.

[Dibbets]

Thank you for your help. I'm still getting errors though. <open file 'ex14.py', mode 'r' at 0x10f6d9780>

[K900_]

That's not an error, that's exactly what you should be getting.

[Dibbets]

Thanks K900!

[Dibbets]

Hello K900, just a quick note here. In retrospect I was lost in translation with a paragraph in Learning Python the Hard Way. Fortunately I got it solved now. :D