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Fwd: How to install and run a script?

From Abhiram <abhi.darkness@gmail.com>
Subject Fwd: How to install and run a script?
Date 2014-10-13 01:58 +0530
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> From: Ryan Shuell <ryanshuell@gmail.com>
> Subject: How to install and run a script?
> Date: 13 October 2014 1:47:58 am IST
> To: python-list@python.org
> 
> I'm an absolute noob to Python, although I have been programming in several other languages for over 10 years.
> 
> I'm trying to install and run some scripts, and I'm not having much success.
> 
> I followed the steps at this site.
> https://docs.python.org/2/install/
> 
> I have Python 2.7.6 Shell.
> 
> If I type this:
> python setup.py install
> 
> I get this:
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> 

Have you completed installation?
If you type “Python” in Cmd, or “Python” in terminal, do you get the Python prompt “>>>” ?
My guess is that your Python installation’s executable isn’t in the Windows / Linux $PATH variable. 
Give us more details so we can help you out further. :)

Thanks
Abhiram
“Py,Py,Py your boat. Gently down the IOstream"

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How to install and run a script? Ryan Shuell <ryanshuell@gmail.com> - 2014-10-12 13:17 -0700
  Re: How to install and run a script? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-13 07:27 +1100
  Fwd: How to install and run a script? Abhiram <abhi.darkness@gmail.com> - 2014-10-13 01:58 +0530
  Re: How to install and run a script? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-10-12 21:35 +0100
  Re: How to install and run a script? ryguy7272 <ryanshuell@gmail.com> - 2014-10-12 19:05 -0700
    Re: How to install and run a script? Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2014-10-13 23:19 -0600
    Re: How to install and run a script? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-10-14 08:30 +0100
    Re: How to install and run a script? Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2014-10-14 06:30 -0400

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