Something So Basic It is Embarrassing

[Newsome]

I am a brand new learner of python.

I created a text file named 'hello.py' and the content of the file is print('Hello'). It resides on my hard drive in folder C:\python.

I want to import and run this file in Python 3.7.2 Shell. When I type in C:\python hello.py or C:\\python hello.py I get the following message - SyntaxError: unexpected character after line continuation character.

What am I doing wrong? This seems like something so simple I am embarrassed to even write about it.

Thanks

[Larz60+]

show actual contents of hello.py file (in code tags)

[buran]

It looks like you try to run the file from python interactive shell. You need to run it from cmd.
Check this tutorial https://python-forum.io/Thread-How-to-Ex...ython-code

[Newsome]

Thank you for your reply and your willingness to help.

Sorry, but I don't know what a code tag is. however, the content of the file hello.py is print('Hello').

[buran]

Sorry, but I don't know what a code tag is.

Read all of the Help/Rules section and particularly https://python-forum.io/misc.php?action=help&hid=25

[perfringo]

I want to import and run this file in Python 3.7.2 Shell.

Python has an interactive interpreter. You can read from Python documentation how to Invoke the Interpeter.

If you want to run file from terminal/command line you should read Command line and evironment

If you want import file into Python interpreter you should read Modules

[Larz60+]

from command line (change directory to hello.py script location):

python hello.py