Number 7 syntax ERROR
Peter Otten
__peter__ at web.de
Thu Nov 8 09:14:00 EST 2018
NoHaxAllSwagg wrote:
> Hello,
> I have been experiencing difficulty while trying to run scripts on my IDLE
> software, considering that when I run my program, I get an error at the
> top of the page in the “Python 3.7.1” area, highlighting the seven telling
> me that there is a syntax error, in this case, I cant remove that area, so
> I cant run my script, please help Sincerely, Zed
You are probably in the "shell" window. The purpose of that window is to try
small snippets of Python code, e. g. if you enter
1 + 2 + 3
it will print
6
To run a script you are developing with idle save it and then use
[Run Module] in the [Run] menu, or hit the F5 key.
Example:
Click [File] [New File], enter
print("hello world")
into the window that opens, then click
[File] [Save]
and enter hello.py as the filename. If you followed these instructions and
hit F5 the "shell" window will appear with something like
===== RESTART: /path/to/hello.py ======
hello world
If you made a mistake in your code, say you forgot the closing " in
print("hello world)
a dialog box describing the syntax error will appear instead.
When you want to run the hello.py script like this
python3.7 hello.py
you have to do that in a shell window of your operating system, not in idle.
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