Re: [Tutor] invalid syntax error in Run Run Module

2016-02-18 Thread Lisa Hasler Waters
Brilliant! Thanks so much. Makes perfect sense. Onward and upward then! On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 1:16 PM, Alan Gauld wrote: > On 18/02/16 14:10, Lisa Hasler Waters wrote: > > Alan, > > > > Thank you so very much! This worked perfectly! > > > > Now, if you don't mind and you have the time, can you

Re: [Tutor] invalid syntax error in Run Run Module

2016-02-18 Thread Alan Gauld
On 18/02/16 14:10, Lisa Hasler Waters wrote: > Alan, > > Thank you so very much! This worked perfectly! > > Now, if you don't mind and you have the time, can you please elaborate > on when we (we being Python novices) would use the /Shell/ vs when it > is best to use the /Editor/? > You need to

Re: [Tutor] invalid syntax error in Run Run Module

2016-02-18 Thread Lisa Hasler Waters
Alan, Thank you so very much! This worked perfectly! Now, if you don't mind and you have the time, can you please elaborate on when we (we being Python novices) would use the *Shell* vs when it is best to use the *Editor*? Many, many, many thanks! Lisa On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 12:43 PM, Alan

Re: [Tutor] invalid syntax error in Run Run Module

2016-02-17 Thread Alan Gauld
On 17/02/16 15:45, Lisa Hasler Waters wrote: > -When we try to select Run Run Module - we get the error message "invalid > syntax," which points to the number 5 in Python 3.5.1 OK, that probably means you are trying to run the Python shell window which is the wrong thing to do. Run module is for

[Tutor] invalid syntax error in Run Run Module

2016-02-17 Thread Lisa Hasler Waters
Dear Python Tutor List, We (my students and myself, the teacher -- all of us are new to Python & coding) keep getting an error message when we try to Run Run Module from IDLE. Here are the details: -We are using MacBooks, running OX 10.11, 64-bit -We have downloaded Python 3.5.1 -When we try to s