I did everything you said. Now, how do I get it to run?
On Mon, 23 Aug 2021 at 18:23, Daryl Tester < [email protected]> wrote: > Peter, I responded to this earlier this month. To quote: > > > Earlier, Peter Vollan wrote: > > > >> Do I have the wrong type of Python? I run Mint 17.3. > > > > According to the interwebz, default Python for Mint 17.3 is Python 3.4, > and the traceback > > "SyntaxError: can use starred expression only as assignment target" is > specific to > > < Python 3.5, so yeah, you'll need to get a later version. See: > > < > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34372731/installing-python-3-5-on-linux-mint-17-3 > > > > This does mean you'll need to invoke your script specifically with > "python3.5 ...". > > > On 24/8/21 10:11 am, Peter Vollan wrote: > > When I invoke mcomm with "mcomm" at the command line, it calls the > following script: > > > > #!/usr/bin/python3 > > """ Launch mcomm > > """ > > import subprocess > > import sys > > subprocess.call(["python3", "/usr/share/mcomm/mcomm.py", *sys.argv[1:]]) > > > > ...which yields the following error message: > > > > File "/usr/bin/mcomm", line 6 > > subprocess.call(["python3", "/usr/share/mcomm/mcomm.py", > *sys.argv[1:]]) > > ^ > > SyntaxError: can use starred expression only as assignment target > > > > Sorry to bother everyone with this, I'm sure it is something simple > about python. My python3 is 3.4.3 > > >
