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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.
This Terminal gives you something called a terminal prompt. This 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 terminal prompt.
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<li>Test your Python install at the command prompt. Type
<li>Test your Python install at the command prompt. Type
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and hit enter. You should see something like
and press Enter. You should see something like
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Python 2.7.5 (r261:67515, Feb 11 2010, 00:51:29)
Python 2.7.5 (r261:67515, Feb 11 2010, 00:51:29)
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and press Enter. This will take you back to the OS X command prompt.</li>
and press Enter. This will take you back to the OS X terminal prompt.</li>
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'''Success!'''
== Success! ==


You have tested your Python installation.
You have tested your Python installation.

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