{"id":22499,"date":"2020-09-09T16:17:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T23:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/?p=22499"},"modified":"2020-12-10T00:20:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T08:20:53","slug":"python-hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careerkarma.com\/blog\/python-hello-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Python Hello World: A How-To Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Python “Hello World” program is usually the first program a coder will write in Python. This program uses a print statement to display a string to the Python console. The program looks like: print(“Hello World”).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the very first programs you can write to make sure your Python version works is \u201cHello World\u201d. There are two ways to create the program: in a terminal or in your code editor of choice (i.e. Visual Studio Code, Vim, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure you have Python 3<\/a> installed on your machine to get started. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this guide, we’re going to talk about how to write a “Hello World” program in the Python programming language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Python Hello World: Using the Terminal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In your terminal, type \u201cpython3\u201d to open the Python Interpreter. In most cases, this works, but some operating systems may use \u201cpython\u201d or \u201cpy\u201d as the command to open the Python Interpreter. As long as it starts a Python version greater than 3, you\u2019re fine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about interpreters, read our guide on Python interpreters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How the terminal should look after starting Python 3.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hello World in Python: Your Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Input print(\u201cHello World\u201d) into the Interpreter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a line of code. Each line of code is an instruction to the computer that it will follow when you run your program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s break down this line of code:<\/p>\n\n\n\n