This should open a Terminal section on your screen, where you can now type in python3 (or python): First you should execute a program by clicking on the triangle. It is also possible to start the interpreter inside Visual Studio Code. Firing up the interpreter on a Mac looks like this: In Windows, the command on the command line might be python. In a Linux or Mac system, you can type in python3 in the terminal. Starting up the interpreter may depend on your platform. One of the most important tools for any Python programmer is the interactive Python interpreter. A quick fix is pressing on the keys Control+ C at the same time, which stops the execution of any ongoing process. You might only notice this when trying to execute the next program, which simply will not run because the previous execution is still hogging up resources. Sometimes it happens that some program is left running in the background, maybe waiting for input from the user or stuck in an infinite loop, without you realising it. In Visual Studio Code, the easiest way to execute your code is clicking on the triangle in the upper right hand corner. Read the instructions on working on and submitting exercises, and then complete the task below: Here is a guide to installing and running all of these. In the TMC plugin, select MOOC as the organization and Python Programming 2021 as the course. You will also need the TMC plugin, which will take care of running the tests that go with the exercises. You may also need to install Python and the Visual Studio Code plugin for Python. Please install the Visual Studio Code editor on your own computer now.

On this course we will use the Visual Studio Code editor, which has been gaining traction in recent years. There are dozens of different editors that are suited to programming.

Programming in the browser is very suitable for the very first steps in programming, but now it is time to start using a separate editor especially made for programming. Thus far all the exercises on this course have been completed directly on the course pages in embedded editor windows.

You will be familiar with the interactive Python interpreter, and will be able to use it to run code.

You will be equipped to use the Visual Studio Code editor to complete exercises on this course.

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