Python script not accepting import function

Question

I've been writing a simple python script, and I import the GPIO library, and the time library. I have the following code.

print()'Importing GPIO library' import RPi.GPIO as GPIO print()"Importing time library" import time

Yet I get this error message: ./RUNME.py: 2: ./RUNME.py: import: not found ./RUNME.py: 4: ./RUNME.py: import: not found

I run the program with sudo, and I have version 2.7.13 of python.

What causes these errors, and what can I do to rectify them? Thanks!

Though that is not the problem, why put the string literals behind the ()? — Ghanima♦, Aug 11 '18 at 22:02
Because whenever it string is inside the (), it gives me this message: — Ubuntu User, Aug 12 '18 at 16:29
./boop.py: 1: ./boop.py: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")") — Ubuntu User, Aug 12 '18 at 16:31
Though the answer down there is probably right... I'll check it out in a few minutes. — Ubuntu User, Aug 12 '18 at 18:40

joan · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-11 21:17:45Z

You haven't told the system that you want to run a Python script. It probably assumes the script is a bash shell script.

You have a number of choices.

use the form python RUNME.py
add a shebang as the first line of your RUNME.py script. I use #!/usr/bin/env python

For choice 2 to work you need to ensure the script is executable with

chmod +x RUNME.py

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