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Executing Python scripts

Python is no different to other tools—you can execute Python scripts via the command line, using a Python command):

$ echo 'print("Hello world!")' > script.py`$ python script.pyHello world!

In the preceding code, we first created a simple Python script and then ran it in the second line. Any Python script can be executed like that. In other words, you can write a program in Python and share it with others, or use it yourself via the command line, without going through the hassle of firing up Jupyter and executing cells one by one!

For learning purposes, let's modify the geocode.py file we wrote in Chapter 6, First Script – Geocoding with Web APIs, into a full-blown script that geocodes addresses one by one, or in ...