Python windows interactive.

[Larry Bates]

notejam wrote:
> I am trying to get started with a interactive version of Python for
> windows and need some help.
> I have played with the tutorial, and now want to write a program.
> 
> In basic language, I could write something like
> 10 print "hello"
> 20 print "Jim"
> 
> and if I run it I would get
> hello
> Jim
> 
> How do I do sometihing simple like that in python?
> How do I enter line numbers, or if none, what do I do.
> Can the interpreter load a text file with my program in it?
> How do I list a program or the parts of a program I am interested in
> looking at?
> 
> How do I run a python program?
> 
Start with the tutorial here:

http://docs.python.org/tut/tut.html

Your program in python would be:

print "hello"
print "jim"

You don't have line numbers in Python

Yes the interpreter can load a text file with your program.
A good "beginners" version of Python for windows is:

http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePython/?tn=1

It has an easy to use interpreter window with both your
program and interactive prompt open on the screen.

To run a program you click run icon.  To run outside the
interpreter you type python programname.py

-Larry