AmigaOS Manual: Python Getting Started - Revision history

Janne Peräaho at 02:11, 9 January 2019

2019-01-09T02:11:57Z

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	This program introduces the '''for..in''' statement, which iterates over a sequence of objects, and the exponentiation operator (**).		This program introduces the '''for..in''' statement, which iterates over a sequence of objects, and the exponentiation operator (**).

	=== Program 2. Calc.py ===		=== Program 3. Calc.py ===

	<syntaxhighlight lang="python">		<syntaxhighlight lang="python">

2019-01-09T01:05:28Z

Added Calc.py example and edited the Age.py introduction.

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 == Age.py ==
-This program displays a prompt for input and then reads the entered information.
+This program displays a prompt for input and then reads the entered information. It also introduces you to the [[AmigaOS_Manual:_Python_Functions#str.28.29|str()]] function which converts an object to a string and a string concatenation operator (+) which joins two strings.
 === Program 2. Age.py ===
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  Python PYTHON:Scripts/Age.py

2019-01-08T22:10:40Z

Added example Age.py

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	Amiga. The Computer for the Creative Mind.		Amiga. The Computer for the Creative Mind.

			== Age.py ==

			This program displays a prompt for input and then reads the entered information.

			=== Program 2. Age.py ===

			<syntaxhighlight lang="python">
			# Calculate age in days
			age = input( 'Please enter your age: ' )
			print( 'You are about ' + str( age * 365 ) + ' days old.' )
			</syntaxhighlight>

			Save this program as '''PYTHON:Scripts/Age.py''' and run it with the command:

			Python PYTHON:Scripts/Age.py

2019-01-08T21:48:33Z

Added an introduction

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	= How to write Python programs =		= How to write Python programs =

	== ~~Program 1.~~ Amiga.py ==		== Amiga.py ==

			This program shows how to use [[AmigaOS_Manual:_Python_Functions#print.28.29\|print()]] to display text on the screen. [[AmigaOS_Manual:_Python_Functions#print.28.29\|Print()]] is a function which can print the given object to the screen or to a file. In the following example text "Amiga. The Computer For the Creative Mind." will be printed on the screen. The text in the source code is surrounded by single quotes (') but you can also use double quotes (").

			=== Program 1. Amiga.py ===

	<syntaxhighlight lang="python">		<syntaxhighlight lang="python">
	# A simple program		# A simple program
	print 'Amiga. The Computer For the Creative Mind.'		print( 'Amiga. The Computer For the Creative Mind.' )
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	Enter the above program, and save it as '''PYTHON:Scripts/Amiga.py'''. To run the program, open a Shell window and type:		Enter the above program using your favourite text editor, and save it as '''PYTHON:Scripts/Amiga.py'''. To run the program, open a Shell window and type:

	Python PYTHON:Scripts/Amiga.py		Python PYTHON:Scripts/Amiga.py

2019-01-08T20:00:34Z

Changed title to "How to write Python programs" and added an example.

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	= Using Python interactively =		= Using Python interactively =

			= How to write Python programs =
	= Program examples =

			== Program 1. Amiga.py ==
			<syntaxhighlight lang="python">
			# A simple program
			print 'Amiga. The Computer For the Creative Mind.'
			</syntaxhighlight>

			Enter the above program, and save it as '''PYTHON:Scripts/Amiga.py'''. To run the program, open a Shell window and type:

			Python PYTHON:Scripts/Amiga.py

			You should see the following text in your Shell window:

			Amiga. The Computer for the Creative Mind.

2018-07-15T12:15:40Z

Created chapter structure

New page

= Running Python programs =

= Using Python interactively =

= Program examples =