Learning Python in Ubuntu

[Pobega]

The way I practice Python is by opening a terminal and typing "python". It's quick and easy, just hit Ctrl+D to exit. Note though, that (I'm pretty sure) you cannot save the work you do in there. To be able to save your work you're better off using a text editor like SciTe, nano, or vim.

[jblebrun]

The way I practice Python is by opening a terminal and typing "python". It's quick and easy, just hit Ctrl+D to exit. Note though, that (I'm pretty sure) you cannot save the work you do in there. To be able to save your work you're better off using a text editor like SciTe, nano, or vim.

You'll definitely like ipython. It's an enhanced verison of command-line Python. It supports lots of additional magic commands, tab-completion, better command history, and other cool stuff!