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Python Python Basics (2015) Python for Beginners Third Quiz

Running hello_world.py

What is the correct way to run it?

Adam Fournace
Adam Fournace
Courses Plus Student 4,115 Points

Press the Launch Workshop button and type: python hello_world.py into the terminal where you see treehouse:~/workspace$

1 Answer

Hi Kayoung Yun,

To run a python file from terminal you need to execute the following command:python hello_world.py. Note your system to know what python is, you will need to have python installed on your system and have python as a path variable.

Good luck!