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Start up a Terminal command prompt. You can find the Terminal application through Spotlight, or navigate to Applications/Utilities/Terminal.

To start Python, type

python

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

Python 2.7.1 (r261:67515, Feb 11 2010, 00:51:29) 
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5646)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>

The >>> indicates that you are at a Python prompt.

Exit the Python prompt by typing
```
exit()
```
and hitting enter. Now you're back at the OS X 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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+{{Chicago Python Workshop/Setup/Mac interactive Python}}
-<ol>
-<li>Start up a Terminal command prompt. You can find the Terminal application through Spotlight, or navigate to Applications/Utilities/Terminal.</li>
-<li>To start Python, type
-<pre>
-python
-</pre>
-at the command prompt and hit enter. You should see something like
-<pre>
-Python 2.7.1 (r261:67515, Feb 11 2010, 00:51:29)
-[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5646)] on darwin
-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 OS X 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.