Running Scripts vs Interactive mode

[Terry Reedy]

On 2/23/2011 5:22 PM, grobs456 wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to work through the tutorial at: http://docs.python.org/tutorial/
>
> The issue I am facing is with regards to the discussion about
> "Invoking the Interpreter" and "Executable Python Scripts". It was
> rather hazy in my opinion.

An alternative to the other solutions given is to edit in an IDLE editor 
window and run with F5. Results are printed in the Shell window and when 
the script is finished, you can interactively examine any object created.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy