Newly downloaded Python 3 ... SyntaxError msg pointing to ~

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#1

Hi. I just downloaded Python 3 onto my MacBook Air per the instructions found in the link below …

https://www.codecademy.com/article/install-python3

Under the Installing Python: Mac: Advanced section, I am following the instructions to … Execute open ~/.bash_profile from a Terminal … but I am receiving the message seen below pointing to the ~ …

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

I tried using the nano command as another way to open my bash profile but am unable to get through because of the same message above. Help please?

#2

What happens when you type:
python3 --version
?
I ask b/c I wondered if it was installed correctly.

The period before the .bash_profile denotes that it’s a hidden file.

Do you see your .bash_profile when you issue the following command:
ls -a
This will show all files, even hidden ones.

and do you still receive an error when you type:

nano ~/.bash_profile

Also, FYI, your login shell is .zsh, assuming you have an OS that is later than Catalina.
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