Python has easy to learn structure, it runs on multiple OS and it has vast number of tools and libraries.
- an overview of the installation process, basic Python syntax, and an example of how to construct and run a simple Python program.
- work with dates and times, read and write files, and retrieve and parse HTML, JSON, and XML data from the web.
How to determine Python is installed on your system?
- Open a Terminal on mac / Command Prompt on Windows, type below command and hit Enter
python --version
if python is already installed on your computer, you will get result something like this: Python 3.8.0
if it's not or displays some error, then you will need to install it.
How to install Python if it is already not there?
- Visit https://www.python.org/.
- Click on Downloads. It will default to your operating system. Click on say "Download Python 3.9.2" button and download the installer file.
- Run the installer and try terminal test again to check installed python version.
- If you see the expected python version on terminal, you are ready to go!
How to run python program on terminal/command prompt?
- Open terminal/command prompt on your computer.
- Go into your exercise files directory.
- Use python command to run the python file and hit Enter.
python helloworld.py