Chapter 2

The Python Interpreter

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Example Programs

There is one example program from this hour:  download chapter2.zip.

• helloworld.py

Exercises

Play with the interpreter by running it in a DOS box; play with IDLE. See if you can find differences in the way each behaves.

Vist the Python home page, www.python.org, and find the mailing list page. Sign up for the Tutor mailing list. I’m on it, and many more knowledgable people are too.

We’re all there just to answer your questions and help you get over the “speed bumps” of learning Python. When you can snatch the pebble from our hands, it will be time for you to leave, Grasshopper.