How do I access 'Beautiful Soup' on python 2.7 or 3.4 , console or idle versions.

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On 2014-05-11 23:03, Simon Evans wrote:
> I have downloaded Beautiful Soup 3, I am using Python 2.7. I understand from your message that I ought to use Python 2.6 or Python 3.4 with Beautiful Soup 4, the book I am using 'Getting Started with Beautiful Soup' is for Beautiful Soup 4. Therefore I gather I must re-download Beautiful Soup and get the 4 version, dispose of my Python 2.7 and reinstall Python 3.4. I am sure I can do this, but doesn't the above information suggest that the only Python grade left that might work with Beautiful Soup 3 would by Python 2.7 - which is the configuration I have at present, though I am not perfectly happy, as it is not taking code in the book (meant for BS4) such as the following on page 16 :
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> helloworld = "<p>Hello World</p>"
>
> re:-
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> c:\Beautiful Soup>helloworld = "<p>Hello World</p>"
> 'helloworld' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
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> I take it that this response is due to using code meant for BS4 with Python 2.6/ 3.4, rather than BS3 with Python 2.7 which is what I am currently using. If so I will change the configurations.
>
That's the Windows command prompt, not the Python command prompt.