Python Help

[Dεlluzion]

I have 2 questions regarding Python and would gladly appreciate any support.

The first one, is when I entered

Code:

>>> elif b = 2:

(It's the last script for the Password Generator program I want to create)

It came up with SyntaxError: invalid syntax. Does anyone know whats wrong with this? It looks like the "elif" thats causing the problem.

The second one is, when I eventually do complete the scripts with no errors, I save the program and then when I want to open it (it's saved as a .py now) it doesn't respond. I then saved it to the type "All Files". I opened it, and still nothing appeared. Then I decided to "Open With" the Command Processor, and it just came up as "/windows/etc/Python 26: >>>"

So basically my questions are : 1) What is wrong with the elif and how can I fix it to not receive the error.. 2) What extension do I have to save the .py file to open the program?

Thanks guys

[Gaijin]

The error came up, because you did used invalid syntax.
elif is being used within conditional structures, it is being used after a if.
You also have one = instead of ==.

Valid Syntax for that would look like

Code:

if b == 1:
    print "Some"
elif b == 2:
    print "thing"
else:
   print "this"

And you save files with an extension .py or .pyw isn't important which one!
Double click on that file should open up a MS-DOS or a Terminal window, if python was properly installed on the system.

[Doldol]

And you save files with an extension .py or .pyw isn't important which one!
Double click on that file should open up a MS-DOS or a Terminal window, if python was properly installed on the system.

.pyw would execute the script without a console by default (handy when you have a GUI program) .pyw uses pythonw.exe (console) and .py uses python.exe (with console)

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