Executing Python Scripts on Mac using Python Launcher

[Benjamin Kaplan]

On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:19 AM, David Thomas <dthomas86 at me.com> wrote:
> I have installed Python 2.7.3 from Python.org also in Terminal it states that I have 2.7.3.
> How can I execute the script from Terminal?  I've tried typing python into the window and then dragging the file to terminal but I get a syntax error.  Sorry I am new to Python and just want to know how I can open such a file using 10.7.
>
> Thanks
>
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My guess would be that you're getting a SyntaxError when you run it
through the Launcher too. WIthout seeing the script, I don't know why
that would is.

I can tell you one thing you're doing wrong. Never, ever, use input()
in Python 2. If you do, all someone has to do is type in
__import__('os').remove(__file__) and stuff starts getting deleted.
"input" interprets what it reads in. Use raw_input() instead, which
always returns a string.