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[Fredrik Lundh]

"thatchmatic" wrote:

> I just downloaded and I think installed python.  I am not sure if I
> did cause it does'nt respond to the commands that the read me file
> told me to use.  Also can someone suggest a trial program I can maybe
> write for fun?

what happens when you type

    python

at a command prompt ?

if you get a

    >>>

prompt, what happens if you type print "hello" at that prompt?

    >>> print "hello"

if that appears to do what it says, what happens if you type

    >>> import this

if all this seems to do something other than printing "syntax error" or
"unknown command" or similar stuff, point your browser to this page:

    http://docs.python.org/tut/tut.html

and work through the first few chapters.

otherwise, post the error messages.

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