Hello Chris, On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 5:47 AM, Chris Acreman <cacre...@austin.rr.com> wrote: > I have programming experience using Fortran, Pascal, Modula 2, and some > training in C++. My nephew told me about Python and it sounded intriguing. > I downloaded Python 3.3.0 from this website (www.python.org) and installed > it with no apparent difficulty. > > To learn the language I bought a book from Amazon.com, Python Programming > for the Absolute Beginner by Michael Dawson. The book said the program > could be downloaded from a particular website, but that website does not > seem to be offering that service any more. > > Everything went well until I got to page 11 and the instruction “To save > your program, Select File, Save As.”
Does the book by chance use IDLE? > > That is when I realized there are NO pull-down menus in the Python screen. > No file commands such as Save, Save As, Open, or Print. No operational > commands such as Compile, Run, etc. Can you be more specific about the "Python screen" ? > > What else do I need to do to make this version of Python an actually usable > programming environment? Usually, you could start using Python's IDLE (http://docs.python.org/2/library/idle.html), but you will yourself find it not the best of environments to program in. You may use a "real" IDE or you may use your favorite text editor to write the programs and "hand" execute them. A lot will depend on what you would prefer. All the best, Amit. -- http://echorand.me _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
