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Clarify how to run python code with repl or file

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start by locating lesson 1 in the tutorial materials and review how it currently introduces Python execution. Clarify that the lesson uses the REPL and explain how to start it, then add a note at the end about saving code in a .py file and running it; done means both workflows are clearly distinguished.

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Description

I had a student who was following the python tutorials recently and got confused between running code from a file or from the repl. One way to fix this would be:

  • beginning of lesson 1, explain that everything will be done in the repl and how to start it
  • end of lesson, add a note saying that you can save everything to a .py file and run it there
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