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Line 1: :''To install Pythong using the Anaconda distribution, see [[Linux set up Python (Anaconda)]].'' 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>Start up a Terminal. You can find the Terminal application at <tt>Applications/Accessories/Terminal</tt>, or it may already be on your menu bar.<br /> <br /> Line 22 ⟶ 24: </li> * You just started Python! The <code>>>></code> indicates that you are at a new type of prompt --: a Python prompt. The command prompt let's you navigate your computer and run programs, and the Python prompt lets you write and run Python code interactively.<br /> * If the Python version number (2.7.1 in the example above) is not a number between 2.4 and 2.7 (ignoring the number after the second dot), tell a staff member. Line 37 ⟶ 39: You might need to install a package called python-tk. ~~'''~~== Success!~~'''~~ == You have tested your Python installation.▼ ▲You have tested your Python installation.! ~~[[Getting started with Python\|« Back to the main page]]~~