Trying To Run A Python File [Solved]

[Hornbein]

I installed anaconda3, but the Spyder program that is supposed to run Python fails by going into an infinite loop of "Restarting Kernel." I can however run Python standalone and get a prompt. >>>

Now how to run a file. Here's what happens when I try running from the Python command prompt.

>>> exec(open("c:\users\asus\pf.py").read())
File "<stdin>", line 1
exec(open("c:\users\asus\pf.py").read())
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 2-3: truncated \uXXXX escape
>>>
I copied that line from Notepad after retyping the line by hand to make sure it had no hidden characters. Same result.


I also tried running from the Windows command prompt. What I got there was "python not found."

 

[Filip Larsen]

Its the backslashes in your path. Either use a raw string (i.e. r'c:\users\asus\pf.py') or replace all backslashes with forward slashes (i.e. 'c:/users/asus/pf.py'). You can technically also escape each backslash with a backslash (i.e. 'c:\\users\\asus\\pf.py') but that is not very pretty or maintainable.

 

[Hornbein]

Its the backslashes in your path. Either use a raw string (i.e. r'c:\users\asus\pf.py') or replace all backslashes with forward slashes (i.e. 'c:/users/asus/pf.py'). You can technically also escape each backslash with a backslash (i.e. 'c:\\users\\asus\\pf.py') that is not very pretty or maintainable.

Bingo.