Python Newbie Question?

[Coolest Kid on earth]

I recently switched from years of java coding to python, and I am having difficulty running programs in command prompt. I set the PATH variable in system variables to include C:\Python27, and the ">>>" sign comes up when i just type "python" into the command prompt. However, even though the directory is set and I am saving all the new programs into C:\Python27, it is still giving me an error when I type in "python programexample.py" into the command line or the command line given with ">>>". If anyone could give me tips as to what to do in this situation, like what to change or where to save my programs, that would be amazing

 

[Eric]

http://docs.python.org/faq/windows.html is the official python website, and this site (I think) has exactly what you need. I could type it out here, but I think if just click to their site and type the below into Mozilla/IE's "Find" it would be easier for you to find the solution:

If the python command, instead of displaying the interpreter prompt >>>, gives you a message like:

Hope that helps!