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Line 1: [[File:Python-logo.png\|300px]] OS X 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. ▼ ▲Lucky for us, OS X ~~ships~~comes with Python installed,! soAll ~~the~~we ~~goal~~need ~~of this~~to ~~page~~do is tomake sure we have an appropriate version of Python installed and make sure ~~you~~we can start a Terminal and run Python from the command line. If you need help or have questions during this step, [[Skillshare intro to Python/Asking questions\| don't hesitate to ask]]! == Checking your Python installation == <ol> Line 5 ⟶ 11: <br /> This Terminal ~~contains~~gives you something called a ~~command~~terminal prompt. This ~~command~~terminal 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~~terminal prompt. </li> <li>Test your Python install at the command prompt. Type Line 13 ⟶ 19: </pre> and ~~hit~~press ~~enter~~Enter. You should see something like <pre> Python 2.7.15 (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. Line 21 ⟶ 27: </pre> * 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 /> Check the Python version in your Terminal output (the version in the example above is 2.7.5). It needs to be a version between Python 2.5 and Python 2.7 for this class. If you have too old or too new a version, please visit http://python.org/ftp/python/2.7.5/python-2.7.5-macosx10.6.dmg to download and install Python version 2.7.5. * 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. </li> <li>To exit the Python prompt, type Line 31 ⟶ 38: </pre> and press Enter. This will take you back to the OS X ~~command~~terminal prompt.</li> </ol> ~~'''~~== Success!~~'''~~ == You have tested your Python installation. [[File:Champagne.png\|100px]][[File:Party.png\|125px]] [[Skillshare intro to Python/Unit 1\|« Back to the Unit 1 main page]]