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:''To install Pythong using the Anaconda distribution, see [[Linux set up Python (Anaconda)]].'' Linux ships with Python installed, so the goal of this page is to make sure you can start a terminal and run Python from the command line. <ol> <li>Start up a Terminal. You can find the Terminal application at <tt>Applications/Accessories/Terminal</tt>, or it may already be on your menu bar.<br /> <br /> This Terminal contains something called a command prompt. This command prompt is another way of navigating your computer and running programs -- just textually instead of graphically. We are going to be running Python and Python scripts from this command prompt. </li> <li>Test your Python install at the command prompt. Type <pre> python </pre> and hit enter. You should see something like <pre> Python 2.7.1 (r252:60911, Jan 24 2011, 17:44:40) [GCC 4.3.2] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> </pre> </li> * You just started Python! The <code>>>></code> indicates that you are at a new type of prompt: a Python prompt. The command prompt let's you navigate your computer and run programs, and the Python prompt lets you write and run Python code interactively.<br /> * If the Python version number (2.7.1 in the example above) is not a number between 2.4 and 2.7 (ignoring the number after the second dot), tell a staff member. </li> <li>To exit the Python prompt, type <pre> exit() </pre> and press Enter. This will take you back to the Linux command prompt.</li> </ol> You might need to install a package called python-tk. == Success! == You have tested your Python installation!
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