I am new to Anaconda and Python. I tried running: help()
in Terminal and get error:
Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. PS C:UsersJosepDocumentsMy DocumentsAIOPythonMyCode> python --version Python 3.8.5 PS C:UsersJosepDocumentsMy DocumentsAIOPythonMyCode> help() **At line:1 char:6** **+ help()** **An expression was expected after '('.** **+ CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:) [],** **ParentContainsErrorRecordException** **+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ExpectedExpression**
I also tried adding the path to Python.exe to end of my Path statement and restarting (still get error). c:usersjosepanaconda3python.exe
Hoping you can advise what I need to do to resolve this. Thanks.
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Answer
help()
is used inside the Python interpreter, like
>>> help() help> ...
Edit:
You enter the Python interpreter by first typing python3
. Then you will be prompted with the >>>
.