simple python question

[jpg123]

hi, im just trying to understand how to run python programmes thru ubuntu

my programme consists of

print("Game over")
input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit")

ive made it executable so when i double click on the icon, i get the options

run in terminal
display
cancel
run

when i click on run in terminal a window flashes up and disappears in an instant and when i click run nothing happens. There must be a program i can download to run this file so that a window pops up and displays the words game over and then prompts me to press enter as above. But i dont know where its is.

Any help would be much appreciated. cheers

[codemaniac]

Open a terminal , locate the script and make it executable .

chmod +x yourScript.py
./yourScript.py

Also include #!/usr/bin/python at the beginning of your script .

[jpg123]

How is that different from from going into properties of the file and marking x in the 'allow executing file as program'?

if i type in the terminal python game_over.py it gives me
Game over


press the enter key to exit.

Im probably being stupid, but im not sure i understand.

[3Miro]

Open a terminal and then manually run the program in it. This way you can see if you have any error messages.

[wojox]

My favorite ide:

sudo apt-get install geany geany-plugins
http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=217658&stc=1&d=1336672248

[jpg123]

if i run python game_over.py in the terminal i get
game over


press the enter key to exit( i then press enter)

and this comes on the next line

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "game_over.py", line 5, in <module>
input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit.")
File "<string>", line 0

^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

I must be getting something basic wrong lol.

[codemaniac]

How is that different from from going into properties of the file and marking x in the 'allow executing file as program'?

if i type in the terminal python game_over.py it gives me
Game over


press the enter key to exit.

Im probably being stupid, but im not sure i understand.

You can turn the execute permissions from GUI also with a few clicks as you did .
The output you are getting is what it should be .What part you did not understand jpg123 .

[jpg123]

im working from a beginners python book, and i states that the window/terminal should open
then display game over and then prompt me to press enter and then the terminal should close.

Im confused.

[codemaniac]

if i run python game_over.py in the terminal i get
game over


press the enter key to exit( i then press enter)

and this comes on the next line

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "game_over.py", line 5, in <module>
input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit.")
File "<string>", line 0

^
SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing

I must be getting something basic wrong lol.

Change your source code, use raw_input instead of input and run it in the terminal .

[jpg123]

aha, it worked, thanks guys, you help was in real time, its much appreciated. i had loads of windows open and got a bit confused. cheers.

[Bachstelze]

The code was probably meant to be run in Python 3. No one uses input() in Python 2.

[wojox]

The code was probably meant to be run in Python 3. No one uses input() in Python 2.

And print is being used as a function.

[prismctg]

add this code end of the line
input()