[Tutor] lots of Python errors
Jordan James
jdjames87@sbcglobal.net
Thu Jul 17 17:27:01 2003
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I don't know why, but I seem to get a lot of errors running Python. How =
I came to use Python was through Blender, a freeware 3D package (that =
uses Python) that you've probably heard of. At first, I found that only =
a few of the scripts that I downloaded for use in Blender worked, so I =
thought it was a problem with Blender. So I got the actual python =
command line and GUI. I still had lots of errors running scripts by =
other people. For example, "os.system". When I say
os.system("start notepad")
,it says=20
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:/Program Files/Python/launch.py", line 1, in ?
os.system("start notepad")
NameError: name 'os' is not defined
I'm pretty sure this isn't normal, because I read all of the tutor pages =
by other people, and these things work for them. I am running Python =
2.3; is this possibly a really old version? Is there some major step =
I'm not doing? I'm running Windows 98, does Python have problems with =
Windows? Are there any other factors I need to consider?
I know my problem is pretty broad, but if anyone knows what is going on, =
I would appreciate it if you told me.
Thanks.
Jordan
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I don't know why, but I seem to get a =
lot of errors=20
running Python. How I came to use Python was through Blender, =
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freeware 3D package (that uses Python) that you've probably heard =
of. =20
At first, I found that only a few of the scripts that I downloaded for =
use in=20
Blender worked, so I thought it was a problem with =
Blender. So I got=20
the actual python command line and GUI. I still had lots of errors =
running=20
scripts by other people. For example, =
"os.system". When=20
I say</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>os.system("start notepad")</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>,it says </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Traceback (most recent call =
last):<BR> File=20
"C:/Program Files/Python/launch.py", line 1, in ?<BR> =20
os.system("start notepad")<BR>NameError: name 'os' is not =
defined</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm pretty sure this isn't normal, =
because I read=20
all of the tutor pages by other people, and these things work =
for=20
them. I am running Python 2.3; is this possibly a really old=20
version? Is there some major step I'm not doing? I'm running =
Windows=20
98, does Python have problems with Windows? Are there any other =
factors I=20
need to consider?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I know my problem is pretty broad, but =
if anyone=20
knows what is going on, I would appreciate it if you told =
me.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
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