VS Code SyntaxError: invalid syntax File "<stdin>", line 1

Question

I am a beginner with VS Code, Done new installation and facing following problem:

SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>> & C:/ProgramData/Anaconda3/python.exe c:/Users/lenovo/Desktop/python/python1.py
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    & C:/ProgramData/Anaconda3/python.exe c:/Users/lenovo/Desktop/python/python1.py
    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>> print("hhi")
hhi
>>> & C:/ProgramData/Anaconda3/python.exe c:/Users/lenovo/Desktop/python/python1.py
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    & C:/ProgramData/Anaconda3/python.exe c:/Users/lenovo/Desktop/python/python1.py
    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>> & C:/ProgramData/Anaconda3/python.exe c:/Users/lenovo/Desktop/python/python1.py
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    & C:/ProgramData/Anaconda3/python.exe c:/Users/lenovo/Desktop/python/python1.py
    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>> print("hi")
hi
>>>

"&" i have not given anywhere where from vscode is picking i dont know — urslan ali
– urslan ali, Commented May 24, 2020 at 14:04

Brett Cannon · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-25 20:56:07Z

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It's happening because you didn't exit the Python REPL before trying to send commands to the terminal. Exit the REPL (exit() works), and then you will be back at your terminal and those commands will start working.

answered May 25, 2020 at 20:56

Brett Cannon

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