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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?

Thomas Ward
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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.

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  • No way lol thanks a lot to take the time to help a rookie go 'round :) – Ana Feb 08 '12 at 00:00
  • @Ana, no problem. Note that two things should be considered when running a .py program: (1) where the file is located, (2) where your current 'working directory' is (you can find that with `pwd`), and (3) whether you are *in* the directory the file is located in. If you put the full path, like I stated, it should work correctly, but to do the full path, you need to have the initial `/`, stating "Start at the root of the drive, then use to find the file". – Thomas Ward Feb 08 '12 at 00:07
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Change directories to the folder where your .py file is stored. Your command should look like this: 

cd /home/anacah/Desktop/python

From your information above, it looks as if you left out the cd command. Once in that folder, just type:

python egotrip.py

and it should work!

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