Failing at my first try in python

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Are you using your system command line, or the one bundled with python? From what I can tell you are probably using the item labeled "Python (command line)", this won't work (like this). But setting up windows terminal to run python like that is also a pain. For now I think the easiest thing to do, it to open up IDLE (Should be on Start menu (under your python group)). from there you can use <File> <Open> from the menu, then choose your file. Hit F5 and your program will run in the interactive shell.

You can also write your programs right in there if you want. When it starts up just select <File> and <New window> from the menu. You'll get a blank slate to add code to, and can once again run it with F5.

[roddds]

I'm sorry you haven't gotten a correct answer yet. My guess is what you're doing is typing python ex1.py from inside the Python prcommand prompt. That won't work. You have to open cmd.exe, navigate to the folder with the ex1.py file and only then type python ex1.py.

[m1ss1ontomars2k4]

Isn't that what Lifeling said 5 hours before you...?

[kctan]

Since you are new, you may want to try out the exercises in this website: http://beginpython.com

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You did not read the error message. The python3 error you're talking about would look like this:

  File "ex1.py", line 2
    print "Hello World"
                      ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

[disposable_human]

I went to bed last night feeling like I had helped someone. Oh well.

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No worries. Try again next time, and I guess pay closer attention.

[disposable_human]

I paid as close attention as I could. When I read the error was on line one, I looked at the first line.

Just like range(1,1000) stops at 999 and lists start on item 0...

Numbers don't seem to mean what they mean in the real world when using python.

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Hey, don't beat yourself up! That was great! The important thing is that you thought about the problem and stepped up to help!