In chapter one of the reading it says to create a file under latoya.py that says "print 1+1". It then says to type "$ python latoya.p" into the command line and I'll get 2. When I do that it just says I have a syntax error. What am I doing wrong?

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In chapter one of the reading it says to create a file under latoya.py that says "print 1+1". It then says to type "$ python latoya.p" into the command line and I'll get 2.  When I do that it just says I have a syntax error.  What am I doing wrong?

anonymous · Answer

Hi, I can not say something without looking at the code, but I'd recommend checking your code carefully, also I think it'll be "$ python latoya.py", seems like you have forgotten the "y" at the end, I hope I can be help

anonymous · Answer

Are you reading the Input/Output? I remember I didn't understand that either and got errors as well. I'm also curious if someone can answer, although at this point I have had no use for it. Definately there should be a y at the end as bogace said.

anonymous · Answer

the dollar sign is the command prompt for the shell the author is using.  for example, in a dos window my command prompt is c:\Python27> ..... (NOT $ as shown in the reading).  If i type python latoya.py, at the command prompt then it does print 2 to the screen.  I have to be 'in' the directory that the file, latoya.py, is in for this to work.

anonymous · Answer

I still can't get this to work.. the error appears to have something to do with the colon :

anonymous · Answer

there shouldn't be a colon in the file.  at the command prompt type
python latoya.py
no colons