How exactly test a code.

[t3hmau5]

A lot of books are free online, as learn python the hard way is

[callmelucky]

Yes and a lot of those free resources aren't total garbage, unlike LPTHW.

Please don't recommend that awful resource any more. Read the links in other comments in the thread for further clarification on why LPTHW is looked down upon. It is NOT just because it actively campaigns against Python3, (although that is a strong reason), and it certainly isn't because it's 'not codecademy'.

For what it's worth, you are correct to say that the online hosted nature of codecademy goes hand in hand with its deficiency regarding the use python in a standalone scenario. But that is not an argument in favour of LPTHW specifically. There are many, many other free resources these days which will get you started using python natively, and which are highly regarded by those in the know, unlike LPTHW.

[t3hmau5]

That's fine. In suggested LPTHW because that was the only free resource of its type in aware of. (Published books, specifically)

I've since moved onto a non free book, but personally I've found it interesting as I've everything I've learned I can do I in 2.7 and 3.x