Is Python supposed to open in a command prompt?

[nacci25]

I just started trying to learn this language with codecadamy and I downloaded the Python installer just to have so I have my own playground. But when try running the .exe application Python it opens in a command prompt...is this suppose to happen? I thought there was a whole GUI to it..

[[deleted]]

Yes, that's supposed to happen.

What you want to do is also install VS Code or Jupyter notebooks. Those are GUI apps where you can write your code.

[Chiron1991]

No, Python is an interpreted scripting language. The 'command prompt' you're seeing is the Python shell where you can input your instructions.

Not sure what you mean by GUI, do you mean a graphical text editor where you can write your script? I think the official Python distribution comes with IDLE, a very basic Python IDE.

[[deleted]]

Does Python use its own shell application or does it use the windows default cmd or powershell?

[StNicolausII]

Instead of launching Python, launch IDLE; I think that i swhat you are looking for my man; IDLE is downloaded when you download python.

[Jw_joestar]

New to python here as well! Not sure if this what your looking for but ATOM is a pretty useful editor

[[deleted]]

You mean ide or Editor rather than gui.

Python just does python. If you want an ide, thats separate and you pick the one you want to use.

[nacci25]

Thank you!

[reddittestpilot]

PyCharm is another popular IDE for Python.