Installation

Install Python

Python should already be preinstalled in Mechanix OS. If not, the below command will install Python 3 using the apt package manager.

$ sudo apt install python3

After installation, verify that python and pip are properly installed:

$ python --version
$ pip --version

Running an example

Let's create a simple hello world program to test Python.

1

Create a new directory, and a new source file for your go program.

$ mkdir hello_python && cd hello_python
$ nano main.py

2

Paste the following program in the editor

print("Hello, Python!")

3

Now lets compile and run the program.

$ python hello.py
Hello, Python!

You are all set now, you are ready for running Python on the Comet 🐍!