How do I modify this python script to avoid a syntax error?

Question

I am brand new to python and trying to use it for the first time. I have installed python 3.9.4 and am trying a super simple script:

python3 -m pip --version

But python is returning a syntax error. What am I doing wrong? The python terminal shows the following:

>>> python3 -m pip --version
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    python3 -m pip --version
               ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
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What do you expect to achieve by such script? – PM 77-1 Apr 22 '21 at 19:29 — PM 77-1, Apr 22 '21 at 19:29
to return the version on python I am using. – Matthew Fillo Apr 22 '21 at 21:02 — Matthew Fillo, Apr 22 '21 at 21:02

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 22 '21 at 19:33

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You're supposed to type that command in cli, not python shell. See image; the first command works, the second does not. It's not python code.

answered Apr 22 '21 at 19:33

T. Kelher

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