Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.005 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'beginner': 0.05; 'bits': 0.07; 'python': 0.09; '(it': 0.09; 'bits.': 0.09; 'output,': 0.09; 'subject:error': 0.11; '"for"': 0.16; '"or"': 0.16; '"syntax': 0.16; 'error"': 0.16; 'from:addr:mrabarnett.plus.com': 0.16; 'from:addr:python': 0.16; 'from:name:mrab': 0.16; 'message- id:@mrabarnett.plus.com': 0.16; 'shell"': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'shell': 0.18; 'module': 0.19; 'needed.': 0.23; 'seems': 0.23; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'select': 0.26; 'heading': 0.27; 'went': 0.28; 'run': 0.28; 'clicked': 0.29; 'mode.': 0.29; 'received:192.168.1.3': 0.29; 'words': 0.29; 'folder': 0.30; 'window': 0.30; 'file': 0.32; 'mixed': 0.33; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'skip:d 20': 0.34; 'changed': 0.34; 'text': 0.34; 'entered': 0.34; 'saved': 0.35; 'open': 0.35; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:192': 0.39; 'received:192.168': 0.40; 'help': 0.40; 'your': 0.60; 'red': 0.60; 'john': 0.60; 'remove': 0.61; 'letters': 0.62; 'header:Reply-To:1': 0.68; 'reply-to:no real name:2**0': 0.72; 'click': 0.76; 'cow': 0.84; 'reply- to:addr:python.org': 0.84 X-CM-Score: 0.00 X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=O927TWBW c=1 sm=1 a=0nF1XD0wxitMEM03M9B4ZQ==:17 a=YsUzL_8ObRgA:10 a=ihvODaAuJD4A:10 a=OUOv7kDek9cA:10 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=EBOSESyhAAAA:8 a=8AHkEIZyAAAA:8 a=cFigzXDmeU3EvtZLIN0A:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=0nF1XD0wxitMEM03M9B4ZQ==:117 X-AUTH: mrabarnett:2500 Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:17:33 +0100 From: MRAB User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:13.0) Gecko/20120614 Thunderbird/13.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: syntax error message References: <1342115313.72395.YahooMailRC@web83602.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <1342115313.72395.YahooMailRC@web83602.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: python-list@python.org List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 25 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1342117060 news.xs4all.nl 6888 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:59122 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:25230 On 12/07/2012 18:48, John Magness wrote: > Using Python 3.2.3 > In shell I made a simple program; dog=2,cat=3,cow=dog+cat > Entered cow and received 5 as answer > Saved-as Trial-1.py in a user folder > Went to folder and select "edit with shell" for that file > Trial-1.py displayed, clicked save, run and then run module to activate > program > got message in box "syntax error" and after I clicked OK the #2 in the > heading Python 3.2.3 was high-lighted > in red and the "or" and "for" words were changed to red letters and > program seems to be text only. > In other words, I am not able to re-use or change the program > Help needed. > John, a beginner > You were entering it in interactive mode. When you saved it as "Trial-1.py" what you actually saved was all of the prompts and the output, which isn't a valid program (it has lots of other bits mixed in with it). If you click File->New Window you will get an empty window into which you can type your program. You can just open the file and then edit it to remove the unwanted bits.