Running programs in python

A programming language is a set of syntactical rules to express instructions to the computer. These instructions are written in a computer program, a set of code that is stored in a static file in the file system of a computer.

In this section, you will make a simple program that prints the words Hello World! to the output. Completing this exercise will give you an introduction to the process of creating and running programs in Python.

Using text editors to write and manage programs

Like any other practice, programming requires a certain set of tools.

The first of these is the text editor. Text editors for programming are not like ordinary word processors, which...