Your First Program

Hello World

     >>> print "Hello World"
     Hello World
     >>>

Putting it in a file

     # hello.py
     print "Hello World"

Running a file

     unix % python hello.py

Or you can use the familiar #! trick

     #!/usr/local/bin/python
     print "Hello World"
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