Skillshare intro to Python/Unit 1/Linux set up Python: Difference between revisions

This Terminal gives youcontains something called a terminalcommand prompt. This terminalcommand 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 terminalcommand prompt.

and presshit Enterenter. You should see something like

* 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 />

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