launch-python.md

2. Launch Python

After installing Python, now you are ready to run Python.

2.1 From Terminal {#from-terminal}

Open terminal (Mac, Linux) or Command prompt (Windows). type "Python". To exit, ctrl + C or type exit(). :wq

2.2 From File {#from-file}

Create a file sample.py with following content.

print('My first file')

If you are on Linux, you can execute

echo "print('My first file')" >> sample.py

. then, run

python sample.py

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