[Tutor] Python totorial problems.....

Moshe Zadka Moshe Zadka <mzadka@geocities.com>
Tue, 1 Feb 2000 04:10:01 +0200 (IST)


On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, Daniel W Wobker wrote:

> Hello, I am using the Python Tutorial Release 1.5.2 When I get to page 9 chapter 3 it tells me to type in in interactive mode
> >>> tax = 17.5 / 100
> >>> price = 3.50
> >>> price * tax 
> which should return
> 0.6125 
> and it dose but the problem is when it tells me to type in:
> >>> price + _
> I get an error message..... here is the hole thing...
<name error>

You're using PythonWin instead of the Python regular interpreter. 

That said, I think putting the semantics of the command line tutorial is a
bit misleading, considering the various interpreters (IDLE, PythonWin and
Python) which abound....anyone?

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