.. include:: /../../include/global.inc Creating a project folder and run a first program ------------------------------------------------- .. moduleauthor:: PSchau .. sectionauthor:: PSchau Create a project folder ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Keeping track of more difficult programs is inconvenient when only using the |itom| terminal. That's why you will learn how to use script files in this chapter. Basically, script files are just regular text files that happen to have the extension *.py*. We will store all our script files in a project folder within the |itom| installation directory called *python_tutorial*. This folder can be created within |itom| by right-clicking on the |itom| folder in the File System Panel and choosing *create new folder*. If you've used the default installation directory, you should end up with a folder like this: *C:\\Program Files\\iTOM\\python_tutorial*. Creating a .py file and running it ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Now create a new python file in *C:\\Program Files\\iTOM\\python_tutorial* and rename the default file name (*New Script.py*) to *Hello World.py*. When double-clicking the file name, the Script Editor will pop up, which we will use for all upcoming examples. For a start, type the following line of code into the Script Editor and save the file. .. code-block:: python :linenos: print("Hello World") To run the code you've just inserted, press *F5* or click on the *run* button. As a result, you will see the output 'Hello World' in the |itom| terminal. As you've probably figured out, the command :py:func:`print` is used to output certain characters and, hence, can be used to give the user some sort of feedback. Please note that the print command changed from earlier 2.X versions of |Python|.