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Error trying to run a python program

rated 0 times [ 3] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 2641 / 3 Years ago, thu, september 23, 2021, 3:20:47

Hello guys I'm actually new to Terminal and Python. Just started following a Python tuturial on my Ubuntu and I've reached a part where it asks me to save a .py file and open it in Terminal.

Only when I try to type on Terminal $ python egotrip.py I get $: command not found
Then I try to type it in python and I get

File "", line 1

    python egotrip.py

                 ^

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

But I mean all names are correct :(

Then I gave also tried /home/anacah/Desktop/python/egotrip.py
And I get

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "", line 1, in 

NameError: name 'home' is not defined

What am I doing wrong? :( can someone please help?

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answered 3 Years ago azaaburge · Accepted Answer

Try using this line in the terminal:

python /home/anacah/Desktop/python/egotrip.py

thereby providing the entire path for the file including the / at the beginning, and see what happens. If it errors out, please edit your initial post with the section 'Additional Information' and paste the error message.