help! (apologies)

[helpleasesaelpleh]

sorry i have 0 coding knowledge and was wondering if there was a youtube guide or something for the exact steps to be performed I downloaded python but I don't know how to proceed, not sure what I'm supposed to do for: "Navigate to your install directory using cd and run pip install -r requirements.txt in Command Prompt. Navigate to your install directory using cd and run py "tft.py" in Command Prompt." I use a MacBook and I google says Terminal is the mac version of Command Prompt(?) thank you in advance to any kind soul who responds.... <3

[Detergent13]

Yep, Terminal is the equivalent I think. And the commands will be the same!

Use cd to change to the folder that the bot is in. You could probably copy its path from Finder. (And then run cd <that path>)

[helpleasesaelpleh]

hi thank you for responding!! i typed "cd </Users/XXX/Downloads/tft-bot-main/tft.py>" but received the response "zsh: parse error near `\n' " I tried various permutations of the cd as well, like /cd or no <> for the path or something sorry for the trouble :')

[Detergent13]

Try cd /Users/XXX/Downloads/tft-bot-main/tft.py (without the <>.)

Normally when you see <> in a command/documentation it sort of means "insert here." Just a tip!

[helpleasesaelpleh]

roger! thank u for the advice<3

i tried without <> and it responded with "cd: not a directory: /Users/XXX/Downloads/tft-bot-main/tft.py"

[Detergent13]

Oh. Oops! Try

cd /Users/XXX/Downloads/tft-bot-main

tft.py is a file, not a directory. The tft-bot-main directory contains tft.py

[helpleasesaelpleh]

thank you! i did that, and also had to figure out some things (use pip3, redownload python 3.8.3 specifically and not the newest version), and I believe I accomplished the second step? when i tried to do the third step (py "tft.py") the screenshot is what i got

[Detergent13]

What's the output of python -V?

[helpleasesaelpleh]

"Python 2.7.16"!

Which is weird because i deleted and redownloaded Python 3.8.3(?)

[Detergent13]

Try which python and delete any directories that aren't 3.8.3.

[helpleasesaelpleh]

searched it! the unwanted Python 2.7 is in /usr/bin and google told me not to delete it (idk how to delete it either) because it's preinstalled by Apple and without it my MacBook won't run.

i think to change the Python version I need to download homebrew and another thing to make Terminal run 3.8.3 instead! alternatively I can try running using BootCamp... but I think these steps are a bit of work so I will figure it out after my exams next week!

thank you for all your help thus far Detergent <3

[Detergent13]

Gotcha, you could also try python3 tft.py, or using the full filepath of python from which, i.e. something like /Users/XXX/abc/xyz/python tft.py. The python command is pretty much just shorthand for this. (Well... currently it's a shortcut for 2.7, but you get the idea)

No problem, let me know if you need anything!