[Tutor] python newbie need help

[Kalle Svensson]

[Rino Mardo]
> hi.  i have debian2.2r0 system with python-1.5.2 installed.  i went
> thru the info doc of my python install and just can't seem to find out
> why my code only runs in interactive mode and not from the shell.
> 
> Here is my code sample:
> 
> #! /usr/bin/python
> # Euclid's method for finding a common factor of two numbers
> 
>  def faktor(a,b):
>    while b != 0:
>        a, b = b, a % b
>          return a

There are som indentation problems here:

def faktor(a,b):
    while b != 0:
        a, b = b, a % b
    return a

is probably what you want.

> the code is named "test2.py" from the shell and i was able to import
> it from the interactive python and was able to call and run it.  what
> i want to do is run it from my shell.  what could i be missing?

Have you set the executable bit (chmod +x test2.py)?  Otherwise I don't know.
What happens when you try to run it from the shell?

Peace,
  Kalle
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