Andrew Critchley wrote: > I recently downloaded the newer version of python, the 2.5.1 one, and > when ever i try to make an input what ever i type into the brackets > appears on the next line and when i try to add the next line it > carries on from the input,This is what happens: > > I type this down: > > # Area calculation program > > >>>print “Welcome to the Area calculation program” > >>>print “–––––––––––––” > >>>print > > >>># Print out the menu: > >>>print “Please select a shape:” > >>>print “1 Rectangle” > >>>print “2 Circle” > > >>># Get the user’s choice: > shape = input(“>30 “) > >30 (and then this line appears) > (here i should type "# Calculate the area:" but it carries on from the > above line and when i press enter i encunter an error and it all goes > wrong) > please help me with this problem. You are running the interpreter. Each line is executed after you enter it. You should be typing your program in an editor or IDE > such as IDLE. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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