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<li>Open a command prompt:<br />
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<li>To start Python, type <pre>python</pre> at the command prompt and hit enter. You should see something like
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Practice these steps until you feel comfortable navigating to a command prompt, starting Python, and exiting Python.
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- Open a command prompt:
- On Windows 8, click the Start menu (or hit the windows key), type
PowerShell
(which will open the Search field) and hit enter. - On Windows Vista or Windows 7: click on the Start menu (the Windows logo in the lower left of the screen), type
PowerShell
into the Search field directly above the Start menu button, and click on "Powershell" in the search results above the Search field.
- On Windows 8, click the Start menu (or hit the windows key), type
- To start Python, type
python
at the command prompt and hit enter. You should see something likePython 2.7.1 (r271:86832, ...) on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>
The
>>>
indicates that you are at a Python prompt. - Exit the Python prompt by typing
exit()
and hitting enter. Now you're back at the Windows command prompt (C:\
).
Success!
Practice these steps until you feel comfortable navigating to a command prompt, starting Python, and exiting Python.