Newbie Question

[Steve Purcell]

Gregory T. Weber wrote:
> I just started with the Learning Python book and was not able to get one
> of the simplest programs working.  I suspect that the installation
> is at fault and want to confirm before going any further.  Using Python 2.0 on Solaris 2.6.
> 
> The code is
> 
> #! /usr/bin/python
> 
> print 'First Program'
> 
> At the command line this works fine
> 
> > python first.py
> First Program
> 
> After making first.py executable I figured I could do this
> 
> >first.py
> 
> but I get the error
> 
> print: Command not found.



Here's a hint:

   tcsh% print 'First Program'
   print: Command not found.


The problem appears to lie in the '#!' line -- your shell is ignoring it
and trying to run the script itself.

Try changing the first line to '#!/usr/bin/python'.

-Steve

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