Unable to run any Python program using code runner

Question

I'm brand new to coding. I managed to figure out how to use github and I have been forking projects over to my machine in an attempt to play around with them and learn python. My problem is every single project I fork over, when I run any of the .py files in Coderunner it pops up with errors and doesn't run correctly.

Is this because coderunner is not capable of running these programs? Or do I have to run the programs through terminal to get them functioning correctly?

Answer 1

Coderunner is more useful in testing single python files instead of larger projects, however it can run such projects. A larger project should have a setup.py or a main.py which should be run. Also, what errors are you getting?