Fwd: [Tutor] New function and 3 line program not working?

[Liam Clarke]

Sweet as,

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: SunDragon <sundragon at cogeco.ca>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 00:33:07 -0500
Subject: Re: [Tutor] New function and 3 line program not working?
To: Liam Clarke <cyresse at gmail.com>


Liam,

Thank You for your repy.

I think I have found the solution to my problem.

When I first start up the IDLE gui, it is titled "Python Shell" and I was
attempting to enter everything here and I kept getting >>> after each line I
typed and it would not work.  But, I learned that if I open a new window
from the "Python Shell" and then enter everything, then save,  it would work
just fine.

Thank you again for your help

Tim Moffatt




----- Original Message -----
From: "Liam Clarke" <cyresse at gmail.com>
To: "SunDragon" <sundragon at cogeco.ca>; "Python Tutor" <tutor at python.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Tutor] New function and 3 line program not working?

> You need to have in your file line.py the
>
> def newLine():
>          print
>
> before the next one. If you just do it in IDLE, IDLE executes it, but
> it doesn't save it anywhere your programme can access it, so your
> programme line.py has no idea what newLine() is.
>
>
> So, line.py should look like this -
>
> def newLine():
>      print
>      return
>
> print First Line."
> newLine()
> print "Second Line."
>
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Liam Clarke
> On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 08:24:13 -0500, SunDragon <sundragon at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> >
> >
> > This is my first post, so HI all! and Thank You for you help!
> >
> > Below is a tutorial that I am trying to complete, but I can not
duplicate
> > this exercise in either the IDLE gui or command line. (ver 2.3.4)
> > Tutorial says to do this....
> >
> >  define the new function---- I go to IDLE gui and define the
function....
> >
> > def newLine():
> >      print
> >
> >
> > write the 3 line program---- I go open another IDLE window and like in
the
> > tutorial type this 3 line program....
> >
> > print "First Line."
> > newLine()
> > print "Second Line."
> >
> > I save it as line.py
> >
> > Now I am to see this output result upon running it....
> >
> > First line.
> >
> > Second line.
> >
> > But I dont get the output I should, I get the First Line. printed and a
> > syntax error
> >
> > >>>
> > First Line.
> >
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> > File "C:/Python23/newLine.py", line 2, in -toplevel-
> > newLine()
> > NameError: name 'newLine' is not defined
> >
>
> --
> 'There is only one basic human right, and that is to do as you damn well
please.
> And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences.



-- 
'There is only one basic human right, and that is to do as you damn well please.
And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences.