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Re: Python 2.x and 3.x usage survey

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On 1 January 2014 23:38, Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
>
> I was thinking or of this:
>
>>>> python g:\work\module1.py
>   File "<stdin>", line 1
>     python g:\work\module1.py
>            ^
>
> Which gave a different error the previous time I did it.
>
> But, hey, it worked from the DOS prompt
>
> C:\Python32>python g:\work\module1.py
> Hello Module World

Your windows command shell prompt looks like this: "C:\Python32>"
It indicates that windows shell is waiting for you to type something.
It expects the first word you type to be an executable command. If you
do this:
  C:\Python32>python g:\work\module1.py
it tells the shell to run the python interpreter and feed it all the
python statments contained in the file g:\work\module1.py

If you do this:
  C:\Python32>python
it tells the shell to run the python interpreter interactively, and
wait for you to directly type python statements. When the python
intepreter is ready for you to type a python statement, it gives you a
">>>" prompt. It expects you to type a valid python language
statement.

The reason this gave an error:
>>> python g:\work\module1.py

is because you are using the python interpreter as shown by ">>>", but
you typed a windows shell command, not a python statement.

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Python 2.x and 3.x usage survey Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2013-12-30 13:56 -0800
  Re: Python 2.x and 3.x usage survey Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2014-01-01 12:41 +0200
    Re: Python 2.x and 3.x usage survey Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-01 21:52 +1100
    Re: Python 2.x and 3.x usage survey Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-01-01 22:37 +1100
      Re: Python 2.x and 3.x usage survey Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2014-01-01 14:38 +0200
        Re: Python 2.x and 3.x usage survey Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-01 23:39 +1100
        Re: Python 2.x and 3.x usage survey Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-01-01 12:44 +0000
        Re: Python 2.x and 3.x usage survey David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2014-01-02 01:07 +1100
          Re: Python 2.x and 3.x usage survey Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2014-01-01 19:55 +0200
        Re: Python 2.x and 3.x usage survey Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2014-01-01 09:32 -0500
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    Re: Python 2.x and 3.x usage survey Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-01-10 12:48 -0500
      Re: Python 2.x and 3.x usage survey John Ladasky <john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net> - 2014-01-10 11:43 -0800
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        Re: Python 2.x and 3.x usage survey Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-01-10 14:50 -0500
    Re: Python 2.x and 3.x usage survey Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-01-10 10:02 -0800

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