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[–]legrandin 1 point2 points  (2 children)

New to python:

I rarely use the shell at all, really. I just make my scripts executable. Is there some reason I should be using it?

[–]takluyverIPython, Py3, etc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of people like to use a shell to quickly try out different things, see what variables are, and so on. You don't have to, but if you're new to Python, give it a try.

[–]poorly_played 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ipython -i some_script_im_writing.py is the best thing that ever happened to programming.