not able to start coding in python

Question

i want to code in python and i know the syntax well.. but i have got no idea how to compile and run it ..!! i mean i am from ruby , java , c , c++ background and there after saving it in a file we go to command prompt and type the command and the file name to compile and run it . then what about python ? why does python filename.py doesnt work ?

and how to make a file run then ? and which python books to follow for better understanding

i am using windows os .! and i dont want to run it line by line on the idle .. i want to write the whole code and then run it from windows command prompt

Answer 1

what operating system are you using?... you dont need to compile python code its interprated. just invoke the command line interpreter followed by the name of your .py file

Answer 2

If you're using Windows, you'll need to add the path to your Python executable to the Path environment variable; on Linux, and I presume Mac, this should already be done.

Oh, and you don't compile python programs, they are interpreted at run time.

Answer 3

If you are from Ruby background, you should be able to handle another interpreted language, which is what python is too.

Good starter resource:

Dive into Python