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First time I got this error trying to install Python on some friend's computer (Windows7 - x64)

It says

C:\Users\Username\Desktop\proyect> myproyect.py  
    File "myproyect.py" line 1  
      ActivePython 2.7.11 (v2.7.11:6d1b6a68f775, Dec 5 2015, 20:32:19) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32  
                     ▲  
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
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  • I don't understand what you are doing here. You say you are trying to install Python, but what you are doing is running a file called "myproyect.py": why do you think that will install Python? And even though that has a .py extension, the contents of the file appear to not be in Python, but begin with the text "ActivePython..."; what exactly is that file supposed to be? – Daniel Roseman Apr 03 '16 at 21:04
  • I just re-installed Python a lot of times and this is what happend when I try to run a simple "hello world" program – RomanVenica Apr 03 '16 at 21:05
  • Please copy the content of `myproject.py` here with an [edit] – OneCricketeer Apr 03 '16 at 21:06
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    But that file does appear to be a simple hello world, it appears to contain the text "ActivePython 2.7.11. etc". Maybe you should show the content of the file? – Daniel Roseman Apr 03 '16 at 21:06
  • and I also see a `32 bit (Intel) on win32` in error message, and you are trying to install it on 64 bit? – dnit13 Apr 03 '16 at 21:06
  • It would appear your mistakenly ran `python > myproject.py` at some point and that would write that text to the top of the file. – OneCricketeer Apr 03 '16 at 21:07
  • hey thanks dude, I was trying to run a file with python data inside, big hug to you :D – RomanVenica Apr 03 '16 at 21:08

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The file contains more than just python code, hence the syntax error.

Please check that file simply contains 

print "hello world"

And not 

ActivePython 2.7.11 (v2.7.11:6d1b6a68f775, Dec 5 2015, 20:32:19) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
# some other stuff... 
print "hello world"
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