In this lesson, we will create a 'Hello World' program in Python.
Lesson content
In this lesson, we will learn:
- What hello world programs are
- Coding a hello world program in Python
- How our code works
- Running Python code through the terminal
Hello world programs
A 'hello world' program is a simple program that prints the string "Hello world" to the console.
A string is another word for text.
The console is the text-based window you see when opening a terminal or command prompt.
Why use a hello world program?
Hello world programs are used because they are very simple to write.
They are a good introduction to programming, as they are an easy way to learn the basic syntax (grammar) of the language.
Python course
This lesson is part of the Python course.