Running Windows 10 python 3.8.1

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import
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Yes that would be SyntaxError,can not have import alone.

>>> import
  File "<interactive input>", line 1
    import
         ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

# Must tell what to import
>>> import math 
>>> 
>>> math.pi
3.141592653589793

have noticed under the Python38 folder that the libs folder contains the items:
_tkinter.lib; python3.lib; python38.lib; which are all quoted as Type VisualStudio.lib , an item I do not have on my computer. Can you tell me what Type they should be, please?

It's just that Windows file associations point it to VisualStudio,this have nothing to say as you shall never open these files.
lib files are static libraries that Python use internally eg _tkinter.lib is a libary file for the build GUI in Python tkinter.