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Python

2010-07-16T20:59:25Z

Dumeyz:

=Getting Started=

Python is an interpreted language with familiar syntax. It's a great language to use for parsing text files and rapid application development. Rather than the time-consuming write-compile-test-rewrite-recompile-retest-etc. cycle of languages like C and C++, Python scripts run through an interpreter. This eliminates the compile step and speeds up the development process.

==Installing Python==

yum install python

should do the trick. Make sure that python is in your path with

which python

and modify your path if necessary.
==Using Python==

Python programs can be run in several ways. Two of the most common ways are through the python shell and in .py files.
To enter the python shell, simply type

python

into your shell. Interactive mode should start up, and you can type commands to be directly executed. You can exit interactive mode with ctrl+d or with

quit()

To run a .py file, simply use:

python <filename> <args>

==Syntax==

Since the online documentation for Python is quite extensive and helpful, [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/index.html the online Python tutorial] is definitely the place for any and all of your Python-related needs. Be sure to read the [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/datastructures.html data structures] page to understand how they work in Python.

Python

2010-07-16T20:58:49Z

Dumeyz:

=Getting Started=

Python is an interpreted language with familiar syntax. It's a great language to use for parsing text files and rapid application development. Rather than the time-consuming write-compile-test-rewrite-recompile-retest-etc. cycle of languages like C and C++, Python scripts run through an interpreter. This eliminates the compile step and speeds up the development process.

==Installing Python==

yum install python

should do the trick. Make sure that python is in your path with

which python

==Using Python==

Python programs can be run in several ways. Two of the most common ways are through the python shell and in .py files.
To enter the python shell, simply type

python

into your shell. Interactive mode should start up, and you can type commands to be directly executed. You can exit interactive mode with ctrl+d or with

quit()

To run a .py file, simply use:

python <filename> <args>

==Syntax==

Since the online documentation for Python is quite extensive and helpful, [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/index.html the online Python tutorial] is definitely the place for any and all of your Python-related needs. Be sure to read the [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/datastructures.html data structures] page to understand how they work in Python.

Python

2010-07-16T20:53:56Z

Dumeyz:

=Getting Started=

Python is an interpreted language with familiar syntax. It's a great language to use for parsing text files and rapid application development. Rather than the time-consuming write-compile-test-rewrite-recompile-retest-etc. cycle of languages like C and C++, Python scripts run through an interpreter. This eliminates the compile step and speeds up the development process.

==Installing Python==

yum install python

should do the trick.

==Using Python==

Python programs can be run in several ways. Two of the most common ways are through the python shell and in .py files.
To enter the python shell, simply type
python
into your shell. Interactive mode should start up, and you can type commands to be directly executed. You can exit interactive mode with ctrl+d or with
quit()
To run a .py file, simply use:

python <filename> <args>

==Syntax==

Since the online documentation for Python is quite extensive and helpful, [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/index.html the online Python tutorial] is definitely the place to start. Once you understand the basics of the shell.

Python

2010-07-16T20:35:14Z

Dumeyz: