Thanks!

[Banar-Tul]

Peter Hansen wrote:

> Banar-Tul wrote:
>> 
>>     I am just starting with Python an I am running into a head stratching
>> delima. I am using SuSe 7.3 Pro with Python 2.1.1.  I start Python by
>> typing python at the following prompt.
>> 
>>         user at linux:~> python
>> 
>>     From there I can work interactively such as;
>> 
>>        >>> print "Hello World"
>>            Hello World
>> 
>> But I am trying to follow the examples in Learning Python which instructs
>> 
>>            % cat threenames.py
>>             [example code]
>> 
>> but the only prompt I get is the >>>.
> 
> That's because you are still in the Python console.  The example
> above is expecting to be typed at the _shell prompt_.  The "%" prompt
> is an indicator that you should exit Python with Ctrl-D and type
> the Linux command "cat" which simply displays the contents of the
> file named 'threenames.py'.
> 
>>>> indicates the Python prompt
> % indicates a Linux prompt
> 
> -Peter
Ah! That sound you hear is me repeatedly slapping my forehead. Thanks.