syntax error in first-time user script
Deborah Swanson
python at deborahswanson.net
Sat Mar 25 21:38:37 EDT 2017
john polo wrote, on March 25, 2017 2:45 PM
>
> I had a misconception of how the Python interpreter works. If
> I have a
> script, call it example.py, in order to run it, I shouldn't be in the
> interpreter? In other words, I should be at the Windows
> command prompt,
> for example
>
> C:/test> python example.py
>
> and not
>
> >>> python example.py
>
> ?
>
> So, if I am already on >>> and have a problem with a script
> and need to
> edit it and want to run the script again, how do I do that? Do I exit
> the interpreter and start it again? Or is there a different
> way to run
> the script once the interpreter is active and I am at >>> ?
>
> Cheers,
> John
In IDLE, to run a script, open the .py file from the file menu and click
Run Module from the Run menu. You can easily edit the .py file while
it's open in the editor
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