pyProgramming

Programming in the pythyon language

1. enter the SnakePit (start the IDLE "interactive" window)

interactive window

 

2.0 Choose File | New Window (or even better Ctrl+N)

 

2.1 You should get a new window - this is the Editing where you can type in python Programs

EditWindow-1

 

2.2 You'll probably want to be able see both these windows at the same time as the normal output from your program will go into the SnakePit window

both-windows

 

3.0 Type in your python program -or- to continue working a file you have already saved: File | Open (or even better Ctrl-O), being sure to save your work (File | Save or even better Ctrl+S)

 

4.0 Run your programmer to check for syntax and runtime errors. Run | Run Module (or even better Ctrl+F5)

run

 

4.1 Look in the SnakePit

with output

 

4.2 An even more "real", "double-clickable" pythong program

real program