Comments on: Python Hello World Example: How To Write and Execute Python Program on Unix OS http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/09/python-hello-world-example-how-to-write-and-execute-python-program-on-unix-os/ Guides, HowTos and Tips for Technology Geeks Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: oj http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/09/python-hello-world-example-how-to-write-and-execute-python-program-on-unix-os/comment-page-1/#comment-130384 oj Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:27:28 +0000 http://www.thegeekstuff.com/?p=2122#comment-130384 it works fine I used nano editor it works fine I used nano editor

]]> By: David http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/09/python-hello-world-example-how-to-write-and-execute-python-program-on-unix-os/comment-page-1/#comment-38061 David Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:00:46 +0000 http://www.thegeekstuff.com/?p=2122#comment-38061 Richard, It sounds like your helloworld.py file is not in your desktop directory. You need to be in the directory where your python file is located currently in order for the author's instructions to work. In a terminal do an 'ls' without quotes. If you're helloworld.py file is not listed, you're probably not in the right directory (a.k.a. "folder"). You can use the cd .. command to the parent directory of your desktop, or cd to go to a subdirectory. Richard,
It sounds like your helloworld.py file is not in your desktop directory. You need to be in the directory where your python file is located currently in order for the author’s instructions to work. In a terminal do an ‘ls’ without quotes. If you’re helloworld.py file is not listed, you’re probably not in the right directory (a.k.a. “folder”). You can use the cd .. command to the parent directory of your desktop, or cd to go to a subdirectory.

]]> By: Richard http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/09/python-hello-world-example-how-to-write-and-execute-python-program-on-unix-os/comment-page-1/#comment-31929 Richard Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:09:32 +0000 http://www.thegeekstuff.com/?p=2122#comment-31929 I decided to try the text editor approach. Step one I saved as helloworld.py . Step two in my terminal showed what it shows in step two here. Step three in my terminal didn't go so well: a1@a1-desktop:~$ ./helloworld.py bash: ./helloworld.py: No such file or directory a1@a1-desktop:~$ python helloworld.py python: can't open file 'helloworld.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory a1@a1-desktop:~$ chmod u+x helloworld.py chmod: cannot access `helloworld.py': No such file or directory This worked. a1@a1-desktop:~$ python -c 'print "hello world!"' hello world! What have I not done correctly here? I decided to try the text editor approach.
Step one I saved as helloworld.py .
Step two in my terminal showed what it shows in step two here.
Step three in my terminal didn’t go so well:

a1@a1-desktop:~$ ./helloworld.py
bash: ./helloworld.py: No such file or directory

a1@a1-desktop:~$ python helloworld.py
python: can’t open file ‘helloworld.py’: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

a1@a1-desktop:~$ chmod u+x helloworld.py
chmod: cannot access `helloworld.py’: No such file or directory

This worked.
a1@a1-desktop:~$ python -c ‘print “hello world!”‘
hello world!

What have I not done correctly here?

]]> By: Richard http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/09/python-hello-world-example-how-to-write-and-execute-python-program-on-unix-os/comment-page-1/#comment-31927 Richard Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:50:12 +0000 http://www.thegeekstuff.com/?p=2122#comment-31927 Are you typing Step 1 into the terminal, or are you using a text-editor program (or similar program)? And if the latter, are you saving it, for example: "HelloWorld.py" ? I appreciate your help. -Richard Are you typing Step 1 into the terminal, or are you using a text-editor program (or similar program)? And if the latter, are you saving it, for example: “HelloWorld.py” ?
I appreciate your help.
-Richard

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