To make sure that you can interact with the Python interpreter, try the following steps on your computer:

■ Start the Python interpreter in interactive mode.

■ At the ⋙ prompt, type the following statement then press Enter.

print ('This is a test of the python interpreter.') Enter

■ After pressing the Enter key, the interpreter will execute the statement. If you typed everything correctly, your session should look like this:

⋙ print('This is a test of the Python interpreter.') Enter

This is a test of the Python interpreter.

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■ If you see an error message, enter the statement again, and make sure you type it exactly as shown.

■ Exit the Python interpreter. (In Windows, press Ctrl-Z followed by Enter On other systems, press Ctrl-D.)