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Question

Hi everybody, I just started learning python language few years ago. When I reached the "string" paragraph I decided to practice a bit, but every time I write something it gives me syntax error on this ">>>". For example, I saw that I can write a code like:
>>> "Hi, I like cheesecakes!"
But it gives me error pointing the 3 ">".
Maybe it's a stupid error but I really don't know what to do. Can you help me please? Thank you :)

Answer 1

It is a stupid error :)

>>> means the default command prompt in interactive interpreters (the ones that execute lines at once when you press Enter).
When editing a code in an editor or here in the Code Playground you don't write the >>> You rather write instructions and blocks of code and when executing, the code gets run at once - not after each line separately.

Answer 2

On the PC version most builds contain both types of interpreters, IDE and interactive. You'll be better off downloading one of the popular IDEs, like Eclipse, Atom or PyCharm.

I myself recommend the last one:
https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/

Answer 3

Thank you for answering. Now I discovered that I also have to put the print function because instead it doesn't work. I downloaded the PC python version and I see that it works like the command prompt and not like a program in C++ (in fact I come from there :D), and it works like a sort of dialogue. The only thing I don't understand is why if on PC i write 7+3 it gives me 10, and if instead I write the same thing on this app it tells me "no output"? I think that the python version is the same (v3), isn't it? Or maybe it doesn't depend from it?

Answer 4

Thank you so much.

Answer 5

what go after else but 5 letter?????????????????????????????