Invoking the Interpreter
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-The Python interpreter is usually installed as :file:`/usr/local/bin/python3.2`
+The Python interpreter is usually installed as :file:`/usr/local/bin/python3.3`
on those machines where it is available; putting :file:`/usr/local/bin` in your
- Unix shell's search path makes it possible to start it by typing the command ::
+ Unix shell's search path makes it possible to start it by typing the command:
+
+ .. code-block:: text
- python3.2
+ python3.3
to the shell. [#]_ Since the choice of the directory where the interpreter lives
is an installation option, other places are possible; check with your local
prints a welcome message stating its version number and a copyright notice
before printing the first prompt::
- $ python3.2
- Python 3.2.3 (default, May 3 2012, 15:54:42)
+ $ python3.3
- Python 3.3 (py3k, Sep 12 2007, 12:21:02)
- [GCC 3.4.6 20060404 (Red Hat 3.4.6-8)] on linux2
++ Python 3.3 (default, Sep 24 2012, 09:25:04)
+ [GCC 4.6.3] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
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