To make sure that you can interact with IDLE, try the following steps on your computer:

• Start IDLE. To do this in Windows, type IDLE in the Windows search box. Click the IDLE desktop app, which will be displayed in the search results.

• When IDLE starts, it should appear similar to the window previously shown in Figure 1-20. At the >>> prompt, type the following statement then press Enter:

• After pressing the Enter key, the Python interpreter will execute the statement. If you typed everything correctly, your session should look like this:

• If you see an error message, enter the statement again and make sure you type it exactly as shown.

• Exit IDLE by clicking File, then Exit (or pressing Ctrl-Q on the keyboard).

print('This is a test of IDLE.') Enter