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Most operating systems based on Linux ship 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 a terminal application in the main menu, or it may already be on your menu bar.<br />
<br />
This terminal contains something called a command prompt. This command prompt is another way of navigating your computer and running programs -- just textually instead of graphically. We are going to be running Python and Python scripts from this command prompt.
</li>
<li>Test your Python install at the command prompt. Type
<pre>
python
</pre>
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>
</li>
* You just started Python! The <code>>>></code> indicates that you are at a new type of prompt -- a Python prompt. The command prompt lets 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 2.6 or 2.7 (ignoring the number after the second dot), tell a staff member.
</li>
<li>To exit the Python prompt, type
<pre>
exit()
</pre>
and press Enter. This will take you back to the Linux command prompt.</li>
</ol>
'''Success!'''
You have tested your Python installation.
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