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<li>Download the file http://mit.edu/jesstess/www/BostonPythonWorkshop2/nobel.py. The ".py" extension hints that this is a Python script.</li>
<li>Save the file in your Desktop directory.</li>
<li>Open a command prompt, and use the navigation commands (<code>dir</code> and <code>cd</code> on Windows, <code>ls</code>, <code>pwd</code>, and <code>cd</code> on OS X and Linux) to navigate to your home directory. See [[Boston_Python_workshop_2Boston Python Workshop 3/Friday_setupFriday#Goal_.234:_practice_navigating_the_computer_from_a_command_prompt|navigating from a command prompt]] for a refresher on those commands.</li>
<li>Once you are in your home directory, execute the contents of <code>nobel.py</code> by typing
 
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<code>nobel.py</code> introduces two new concepts: comments and multiline strings.</li>
 
<li>Open <code>nobel.py</code> in your text editor (see [[Boston_Python_workshop_2Boston Python Workshop 3/Friday_setupFriday#Goal_.232:_Prepare_a_text_editor_prepare_a_text_editor|preparing your text editor]] for a refresher on starting the editor).</li>
<li>Read through the file in your text editor carefully and check your understanding of both the comments and the code.</li>
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