Boston Python Workshop 5/Friday/Windows Python scripts

We are going to practice writing and running Python scripts.

Start your text editor

1. Launch the Notepad++ text editor. See the Windows text editor setup instructions for the steps to do this.
2. Start a new, blank text file.

Write and save a short Python script

1. Add the following line to your new text file:

print "Hello World!"

1. Save the script as hello.py in your Desktop directory. The .py extension indicates that this file contains Python code.

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Success

You created and ran your first Python script!

• When you run the python command by itself, you start a Python prompt. You can execute Python code interactively at that prompt.
• When you run the python command with a file name as an argument, Python executes the Python code in that file.

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