[Tutor] running a script from IDLE

[alan.gauld@bt.com]

> >On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, Ron Nixon wrote:
> > > IDLE that I've saved. When > I copy to file into IDLE and
> > > hit "run script" I get a messege saying "The buffer for
> > > Python Shell is not saved. Please save it first." 

Nobody seems to have caught this bit yet...

You are trying to paste your code into the Python Shell 
window - it has the >>> prompt in it. You shouldn't do that.

Instead you need to start IDLE, then do File | New to 
open a new blank window. 
Paste your program into that window.
Then do File|Save As to save the program as a file ending .py.
Finally use Edit|Run to run the program, the output will be 
in the original Python Shell window.

Alan g.
Author of the 'Learning to Program' web site
http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld