Lean Python: Learn Just Enough Python to Build Useful Tools

© Paul Gerrard 2016

Paul GerrardLean Python10.1007/978-1-4842-2385-7_1

1. Getting Started

Paul Gerrard¹ 

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Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK

 

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The Python Interpreter

The Python interpreter is a program that reads Python program statements and executes them immediately (see [8] for full documentation). To use the interpreter, you need to open a terminal window or command prompt on your workstation. The interpreter operates in two modes.¹

Interactive Mode

You can use the interpreter as an interactive tool. In interactive mode, you run the Python program and you will see a new prompt, ...