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At W3Schools, you can try Python without installing anything.

Our Online Python Editor runs directly in your browser, and shows both the code and
the result:
Example
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print("Hello, World!")

This editor will be used in the entire tutorial to demonstrate the different
aspects of Python.
Python Install

However, if you want to run Python on your own computer, follow the instructions
below.

Many Windows PCs and Mac computers already have Python pre-installed.

To check if Python is installed on Windows, search in the start bar for Python or
run the following on the Command Line ([Link]):
C:\Users\Your Name>python --version

To check if you have python installed on a Linux or Mac, then on linux open the
command line or on Mac open the Terminal and type:
python --version

If Python is not installed on your computer, you can download it for free from the
official website: [Link]
Python Quickstart

Python is an interpreted programming language, this means that as a developer you

write Python (.py) files in a text editor and then put those files into the python
interpreter to be executed.

Let's write our first Python file, called [Link], which can be done in any text
editor:
[Link]:

print("Hello, World!")

Simple as that. Save your file. Open your command line, navigate to the directory
where you saved your file, and run:
C:\Users\Your Name>python [Link]

The output should be:

Hello, World!

Congratulations, you have written and executed your first Python program.
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To check the Python version of the editor, you can find it by importing the sys
module:
Example

Check the Python version of the editor:

import sys

print([Link])

You will learn more about importing modules in our Python Modules chapter.
The Python Command Line

To test a short amount of code in python sometimes it is quickest and easiest not
to write the code in a file. This is made possible because Python can be run as a
command line itself.

Type the following on the Windows, Mac or Linux command line:

C:\Users\Your Name>python
Or, if the "python" command did not work, you can try "py":
C:\Users\Your Name>py

From there you can write any python code, including our hello world example from
earlier in the tutorial:
C:\Users\Your Name>python
Python 3.6.4 (v3.6.4:d48eceb, Dec 19 2017, 06:04:45) [MSC v.1900 32 bit (Intel)] on
win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> print("Hello, World!")

Which will write "Hello, World!" in the command line:

C:\Users\Your Name>python
Python 3.6.4 (v3.6.4:d48eceb, Dec 19 2017, 06:04:45) [MSC v.1900 32 bit (Intel)] on
win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> print("Hello, World!")
Hello, World!

Whenever you are done in the python command line, you can simply type the following
to quit the python command line interface:
exit()
Exercise?
What is the correct file extension for Python files?

.pp
.pt
.py

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