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sand marshBOT Sep 27, 2024, 2:12 AM

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rapid patio Sep 27, 2024, 2:13 AM

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did you make a program that prints hello world

bronze sonnet Sep 27, 2024, 2:13 AM

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no. i dont even know how to do that

rapid patio Sep 27, 2024, 2:13 AM

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bronze sonnet no. i dont even know how to do that

write a program that causes the text "Hello, world!" to display on the console.
If you do not do this first, the gods will prevent you from learning programming.

bronze sonnet Sep 27, 2024, 2:15 AM

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ok, well if I don't know how to do that where can I go? There is a "IDLE" and just "Python" on my desktop, which one do i open?

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I would assume python, but again I don't know what I'm doing

rapid patio Sep 27, 2024, 2:15 AM

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IDLE is a code editor. so that one.

bronze sonnet Sep 27, 2024, 2:15 AM

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thanks!

rapid patio Sep 27, 2024, 2:16 AM

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if you try to run "Python" by itself, it will wonder which .py file you're asking it to execute.

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sand marshBOT Sep 27, 2024, 2:16 AM

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rapid patio Sep 27, 2024, 2:16 AM

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try following one of the beginner books on here.

bronze sonnet Sep 27, 2024, 2:21 AM

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rapid patio did you make a program that prints hello world

well i figured out how to do this kind of, i got the code down but its not letting me run it, i saved the file and when i click on it it just comes up with a black screen and immediately closes

rapid patio Sep 27, 2024, 2:29 AM

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bronze sonnet well i figured out how to do this kind of, i got the code down but its not letti...

what OS are you on?

bronze sonnet Sep 27, 2024, 2:29 AM

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windows

rapid patio Sep 27, 2024, 2:30 AM

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I recommend downloading this and using it as your shell https://cmder.app/

Cmder | Console Emulator

cmder is software package that provides great console experience even on Windows

bronze sonnet Sep 27, 2024, 2:30 AM

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whats a shell?

rapid patio Sep 27, 2024, 2:30 AM

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the shell of the operating system
it's what you use to run commands. like commands that run python programs.

bronze sonnet Sep 27, 2024, 2:31 AM

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but if windows already has a shell, why can't I use that?

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its called powershell right?

rapid patio Sep 27, 2024, 2:32 AM

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powershell has a windows-specific shell language, so it's easier as a beginner to use a bash shell, which is universal.

bronze sonnet Sep 27, 2024, 2:32 AM

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oh ok, i'm getting it now, thank you!

rapid patio Sep 27, 2024, 2:33 AM

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some very basic commands are the same in both powershell and bash. and then there are others that are different for seemingly no reason.

sand marshBOT Sep 27, 2024, 2:40 AM

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