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{{Chicago Python Workshop/Setup/Linux interactive Python}}
Linux ships with Python installed, so the goal of this page is to make sure you can start a terminal and run Python from the command line.

<ol>
<li>Open a Terminal command prompt. You can find the Terminal application at Applications/Accessories/Terminal, or it may already be on your menu bar.</li>
<li>To start Python, type

<pre>
python
</pre>

at the comand prompt and hit enter. You should see something like
<pre>
Python 2.7.1 (r252:60911, Jan 24 2011, 17:44:40)
[GCC 4.3.2] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
</pre>

The <code>>>></code> indicates that you are at a Python prompt.</li>
<li>Exit the Python prompt by typing

<pre>
exit()
</pre>

and hitting enter. Now you're back at the Linux command prompt (which looks something like <code>jesstess$</code>).</li>
</ol>

===Success!===

Practice these steps until you feel comfortable navigating to a command prompt, starting Python, and exiting Python.

Latest revision as of 17:06, 9 December 2012

Linux ships with Python installed, so the goal of this page is to make sure you can start a terminal and run Python from the command line.

  1. Open a Terminal command prompt. You can find the Terminal application at Applications/Accessories/Terminal, or it may already be on your menu bar.
  2. To start Python, type 
    python

    at the comand prompt and hit enter. You should see something like 

    Python 2.7.1 (r252:60911, Jan 24 2011, 17:44:40) 
[GCC 4.3.2] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
    The >>> indicates that you are at a Python prompt.
  3. Exit the Python prompt by typing 
    exit()
    and hitting enter. Now you're back at the Linux command prompt (which looks something like jesstess$).

Success!

Practice these steps until you feel comfortable navigating to a command prompt, starting Python, and exiting Python.

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