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2.4. Ubuntu Linux
Important
If you open IDLE with the idle3 command and see a version less
than 3.9 displayed in the Python shell window, then you’ll need
to open IDLE with the idle-python3.9 command.
The >>> symbol that you see in the IDLE window is called a prompt.
Whenever you see this, it means that Python is waiting for you to give
it some instructions.
Interactive Quiz
This chapter comes with a free online quiz to check your learn-
ing progress. You can access the quiz using your phone or com-
puter at the following web address:
realpython.com/quizzes/pybasics-setup
Now that you have Python installed, let’s get straight into writing your
first Python program! Go ahead and move on to chapter 3.
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