you can try running snippets of python code by opening terminal and typing python or python as you did when checking your version do this againbut this time enter the following line in the terminal sessionprint("hello python interpreter!"hello python interpreteryou should see your message printed directly in the current terminal window remember that you can close the python interpreter by pressing ctrl - or by typing the command exit(installing text editor sublime text is simple text editorit' easy to install on os xwill let you run almost all of your programs directly from the editor instead of through terminaluses syntax highlighting to color your codeand runs your code in terminal session embedded in the sublime text window to make it easy to see the output appendix provides information on other text editorsbut recommend using sublime text unless you have good reason to use different editor you can download an installer for sublime text from com/ click the download link and look for an installer for os sublime text has very liberal licensing policyyou can use the editor for free as long as you wantbut the author requests that you purchase license if you like it and want continual use after the installer has been downloadedopen it and then drag the sublime text icon into your applications folder configuring sublime text for python if you use command other than python to start python terminal sessionyou'll need to configure sublime text so it knows where to find the correct version of python on your system issue the following command to find out the full path to your python interpretertype - python python is /usr/local/bin/python now open sublime textand go to tools build system new build systemwhich will open new configuration file for you delete what you see and enter the followingpython sublime-build "cmd"["/usr/local/bin/python ""- ""$file"]getting started