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[Erik Max Francis]

joshi campsysindia wrote:

> Iam totally new to python. Iam using python2.2. I have got a file
> with ".py" Iam asked to run the file using this command.
> python tcpwatch.py -p 8000
> But iam getting syntax error for this command. When i just type python
> Iam getting the error --python not deifned
> Do i need to make any path settings before executing this command.

You need to type the command into your shell or command prompt, not into
the Python interpreter.

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