Issue with Python module downloads from Library for a beginner Python coder.

[Sarvesh Poddar]

 Hello Dennis,
Sorry for my copy-paste error and thanks for highlighting the same. I will make sure that from next time I will maintain the line breaks.
I tried opening it in CMD and it did open with the skewed triangle figure although I am still not able to use it in my IDLE environment. Unfortunately, I am not able to move ahead with my Python classes because of this, as it specifically asks to import the module before proceeding. I saved the file in tkinter folder now and receive the same problem,
>>> import graphicsTraceback (most recent call last):  File "<pyshell#3>", line 1, in <module>    import graphicsModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'graphics'
Location of the file - C:\Program Files (x86)\Lib\tkinter

Didn't work out.
    On Monday, 3 August, 2020, 12:47:26 am IST, Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed at ix.netcom.com> wrote:  
 
 On Sun, 2 Aug 2020 06:36:28 +0000 (UTC), Sarvesh Poddar via Python-list
<python-list at python.org> declaimed the following:

> Hi,
>I am currently using Python 3.8.5 with IDLE environment that comes pre-installed with the Python application. I am using the book "An Introduction to computer science" by John Zelle as my reference.
>The problem I am facing is "There is a python program named "graphics.py" that is used as reference in the book and I downloaded the python file from internet (link to the file - https://mcsp.wartburg.edu/zelle/python/graphics.py). I have kept this module in (C:\Users\sarvesh\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32) and this is were my Python files also lie in C drive. The problem is that I am not able to import graphics.py file and when I try to do that following is the error I receive,
>Traceback (most recent call last):
>  File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in <module>    import graphics
>  File "C:\Users\sarvesh\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\graphics.py", line 1
>    Python 3.8.5 (tags/v3.8.5:580fbb0, Jul 20 2020, 15:43:08) [MSC v.1926 32 bit (Intel)] on win32           ^SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> I have installed, uninstalled and then re-installed Python 3.8.5 multiple times but the problem remains. I did a thorough internet search and most of them suggested using sys path and following is the result,
>

    In future, you might want to ensure your cut&paste and/or posting
client, maintains line breaks -- many of your pastes seem to "unwrap"
stuff...


>When I write a different line -  (from import graphics *), this is the output:
>from graphics import *Traceback (most recent call last):  File "<pyshell#3>", line 1, in <module>    from graphics import *  File "C:\Users\sarvesh\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\graphics.py", line 1    Python 3.8.5 (tags/v3.8.5:580fbb0, Jul 20 2020, 15:43:08) [MSC v.1926 32 bit (Intel)] on win32           ^SyntaxError: invalid syntax

... such as the above, which appears to have turned something like 7 lines
of output into one long string/paragraph.


    My only suggestion is to drop OUT of IDLE or whatever, and open a
Windows command shell... and try running a script from that shell. I note
that this library makes use of Tkinter -- which is also used by IDLE. The
two uses may be causing complications. Going to a command shell avoids
that.

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C:\Users\Wulfraed\Downloads>type testgraphics.py
import graphics

print(dir(graphics))


C:\Users\Wulfraed\Downloads>python testgraphics.py
['BAD_OPTION', 'Circle', 'DEFAULT_CONFIG', 'Entry', 'GraphWin',
'GraphicsError', 'GraphicsObject', 'Image', 'Line', 'OBJ_ALREADY_DRAWN',
'Oval', 'Point', 'Polygon', 'Rectangle', 'Text', 'Transform',
'UNSUPPORTED_METHOD', '_BBox', '__builtins__', '__cached__', '__doc__',
'__file__', '__loader__', '__name__', '__package__', '__spec__',
'__version__', '_root', '_update_lasttime', 'color_rgb', 'os', 'sys',
'test', 'time', 'tk', 'update']

C:\Users\Wulfraed\Downloads>
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    Heck... from the command shell, navigate to the directory in which you
saved graphics.py and enter

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C:\Users\Wulfraed\Downloads>python graphics.py
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    On my system, that pops up a small window with skewed triangle, some
text, and a grey input field.


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