🔒 Syntax Error

[formal elk]

hai im a veryvery newbie to coding i tried to run a very simple code :

b = 2
print(a+b)```

and when i try to run it. it give me a syntax error..
do i need to do something in my files?

[eternal falcon]

@formal elk

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[meager ivy]

you are within the python repl

exit() and then try running it

[formal elk]

i get the same error

[meager ivy]

where exactly are you running the code?

[formal elk]

im using vs code and im running it in the terminal

[meager ivy]

okay, open a new terminal, and then try running it

[shell locust]

make sure you save it. VS Code doesn't automatically update what's running without saving

[meager ivy]

that isn't the issue, they're running it from within the python repl

[formal elk]

omgg that fixed it

tysm

[meager ivy]

for the record, you were within python's interactive shell

[formal elk]

sorry i started practicing code today i dont really know what im doing 😭

[meager ivy]

it's fine

[formal elk]

tyy

[meager ivy]

you can go ahead and !close this

[formal elk]

!close

[eternal falcon]

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