[Tutor] help

[glen]

Gregory Sexton wrote:
> Thanks for the help! Sorry for the trivial questions, but I guess we all 
> have to start somewhere.  Beginning python student, OS Windows XP,using 
> Python 2.4.  Also novice to programming.  I cant get the "/a" command to 
> work.  
Shouldn't it be "\a", and it won't work from IDLE. You can save the file
with the .py extension, and double click it from the file manager and it
works fine. I booted XP JUST to test it  :)

> the way I am learning from a book entitled "Python Programming for the
> absolute beginner" by Michael Dawson. Thanks again. 

On page 25 there is a paragraph called 'trap' that warns about this.
Hope this has helped, a little.
Glen