Starting with Python

We will write a program that prints the string 'w3reference python tutorial'. The IDLE environment that you are in immediately compiles whatever you have typed in.

pyuser@ubuntu-a:~/Desktop$ python
Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Oct  5 2008, 19:24:49) 
[GCC 4.3.2] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> print "w3reference python tutorial"
w3reference python tutorial
>>> 

here is another example of simple operation (multiplication)

>>> 2*4
8
>>>