Running Python programmes

[Colin J. Williams]

On 27/10/2013 10:32 AM, David wrote:
> I am an absolute beginner and am working through the book Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner by Michael Dawson.  Everything is fine except if I run a scripted programme, or one I have downloaded, and then run another one, the second one will not run, I just get the >>> in the interactive window.  I have to exit Python and start again, when the second programme then runs fine.
>
> Any suggestions much appreciated.
>
> David
>

David,

Perhaps you could show a very small program, maybe 3 or 4 lines, that 
illustrates the problem.

Python 3?  Windows? Using Idle?

Colin W.