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===Start your text editor===
 
# Launch the Notepad++ text editor. See the [[Boston_Python_workshop_2Boston Python Workshop 3/Friday_setupFriday/Windows_text_editor|Windows text editor setup]] instructions for the steps to do this.
# Start a new, blank text file.
 
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===Run the script===
 
# Start a new command prompt. See the [[Boston_Python_workshop_2Boston Python Workshop 3/Friday_setupFriday/Terminal_navigation_on_WindowsWindows terminal navigation|terminal navigation on Windows]] instructions for the steps to do this.
# Navigate to your Desktop directory from a command prompt, using the <code>dir</code> and <code>cd</code> commands. See the [[Boston_Python_workshop_2Boston Python Workshop 3/Friday_setupFriday/Terminal_navigation_on_WindowsWindows terminal navigation|terminal navigation on Windows]] instructions for a refresher on using these commands. Don't hesitate to get help from a staff member on this step if you need it -- it's a new way of navigating your computer, so it may be unintuitive at first!
# Once you are in your Desktop directory, you'll see <code>hello.py</code> in the output of <code>dir</code>.
# Type
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