Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1a.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 0.002 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:error': 0.03; 'win32': 0.03; '(at': 0.04; 'digest': 0.04; 'interpreter.': 0.07; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; '23,': 0.16; 'idle,': 0.16; 'idle.': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'bit': 0.19; 'trying': 0.19; 'thu,': 0.19; 'written': 0.21; 'help.': 0.21; 'command': 0.22; 'least': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'skip:( 20': 0.30; 'this.': 0.32; "we're": 0.32; 'run': 0.32; 'something': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'idle': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'read': 0.60; "you're": 0.61; 'more': 0.64; 'talking': 0.65; 'prompt': 0.68; '2014,': 0.84; 'subject:Lists': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=jgLVwNN0xzEI3dXasWygrpuQjF9qJl/dI/yh4u7qvIU=; b=wsBBHAFlXicBRG+GCFlNSBCACMiuK0PWMRfch1lM/7izy/F0eWcU6pjzXP+bzMDGzq s4zpnwP1FFI9wMWiJUihG0wKhaxFvQ2NiMWYxBpxwo0n3nTI8uOua8DPSz87sc6aXS8y H4jfzHYmMBXbyXuWvamuV0iEy32j2gVyv2IjPUuxmni52JqGICtH9ouvnwBLThBh2RzZ OWC9BkeqelnUshg8opcSn1VqR79fvDmkZKtc8KIa0rIumSjRsQfSfQWaAiiQQFG396Ro ue58GtPvHI4L+8pJlT8FuLx1txqvG+YxoTD6APWc2t6rDprNQSdv99mIBOMkUXXkKH9d kCgw== X-Received: by 10.70.135.226 with SMTP id pv2mr3326049pdb.11.1414051046501; Thu, 23 Oct 2014 00:57:26 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <54484635$0$12992$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <8nmg4aljnmigjtjk70cc4g6dmacca6negc@4ax.com> From: Ian Kelly Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 01:56:46 -0600 Subject: Re: I am out of trial and error again Lists To: Python Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list 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: 15 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1414051055 news.xs4all.nl 2947 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:52367 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:79505 On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 1:20 AM, Mark Lawrence wrote: > If you were to read and digest what is written it would help. You're trying > to run IDLE. We're talking the interactive interpreter. IDLE includes the interactive interpreter. > If (at least on > Windows) you run a command prompt and then type python you should see > something like this. > > Python 3.4.2 (v3.4.2:ab2c023a9432, Oct 6 2014, 22:16:31) [MSC v.1600 64 bit > (AMD64)] on win32 > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. Same thing comes up when I start IDLE, so what's your point?