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Working With Interactive Shell In IDLE For Python

In this article, we will see different options for what we can do with shell in Python IDLE.

Getting Help, Copyright, Credit, And License Information From The Shell

If you open the shell you can see the text - Type help, copyright, credits, or license() for more information. What it means is, you can type the above keywords in the shell and get relevant information.

Performing Mathematical Operations On The Shell

You can also perform mathematical operations on the shell by just typing the equation.

Picture showing how the mathematical operations are performed on shell

Working With Variables On The Shell

The shell remembers the variable’s names as well till the time you do not restart the shell.

Picture showing how to work with variables in the shell

In the above figure, I have created a variable x and then printed the value. The same applies to the name variable as well.

Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Sunday, January 27, 2019

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