# Error running a file

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/error-running-a-file/38250>\
**Category:** Python Help\
**Created:** [November 8, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/error-running-a-file/38250 "2023-11-08T15:10:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Python1954](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9f8e36/32.png) [@Python1954](https://discuss.python.org/u/Python1954)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/error-running-a-file/38250/1 "2023-11-08T15:10:04Z")

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New to Python. Try to run a file but I get an “invalid decimal literal”. Python 12 Windows 10.

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**Author:** ![rob42](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/rob42/32/8218_2.png) [@rob42](https://discuss.python.org/u/rob42)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/error-running-a-file/38250/2 "2023-11-08T15:55:00Z")

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As likely as not, it’ll be an error in your Python script, but we can’t see your script, so how can we say for sure 🤷‍♂️