New to Python, Help to get script working?

[Mark]

On Monday, December 16, 2013 2:09:38 AM UTC-5, Mark wrote:
> On Sunday, December 15, 2013 9:33:17 PM UTC-5, Chris Angelico wrote:
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> > On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Steven D'Aprano
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> > <steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info> wrote:
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> > > Step 1: replace the modified version of the script with a known good copy.
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> > Actually, this might be where the problem is, unfortunately. Not the
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> > OP's fault at all. I went and looked at the post linked to, and it has
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> > buggy indentation. (Quite possibly indicates that the author has
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> > two-space tabs, and didn't notice a bug slipping in. I dunno.)
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> > Along the way, though, I learned that the script in question is
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> > entirely for generating fake twitch.tv viewers so as to get your
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> > stream highlighted fraudulently, so I'm rather less inclined to help.
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> > Got a legitimate use for this, or are you just trying to cheat your
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> Thanks for the reply, the answer is yes and no, i already have about 2400 followers and half mil views, i just wanted to see if i could get it to work.
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> So after taking everybody's advice, fixed the indentation as mentioned by the expert above. :) After, this is what i came up with
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> Traceback (most recent call last):
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>   File "C:\Python27\Scripts\Twitch.py", line 9, in <module>
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>     numberOfViewers = int(sys.argv[1])
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> IndexError: list index out of range
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> Is this where i would plug in the variables to make it work? I'm not quite sure about how you would plug in those numbers
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okay so i kinda get it now, running it in cmd, i use the following command - 
python twitch.py 10 10. I am running it within the scripts directory.

I get the following error in cmd:

Syntax Error: invalid syntax
>>>python twitch.py 10 10
   File "<stdin> line 1
     python twitch.py 10 10