Apr 5, 2023 · Right now in order to save the python idle shell I'm doing it manually File->Save As I'm looking for a command to automate the saving of the python idle shell.

Nov 13, 2011 · You can also use an editor instead of IDLE (emacs, Notepad++, vim, etc.) and save your file from there. If you just want to keep a log of your shell activity (not an executable script) you can also save from IDLE's file menu.

May 3, 2015 · In Windows 10+, click the Windows Start button, then type idle, and then right-click on the IDLE desktop app and open the file location. This should bring you to the Start Menu shortcuts for Python, and you'll find a shortcut to IDLE there.

In this video, we will learn how to save our Python code to a file and how to run it as a script using IDLE. ...more

Let’s use IDLE to save and run files. With this skill you’ll be able to write and build complex and powerful Python programs. IDLE has two modes: interactive and script. We wrote our first program, “Hello, World!” in interactive mode. Interactive mode immediately returns the results of commands you enter into the shell.

In this tutorial, you’ll explore how to interact with Python directly in IDLE, edit and execute Python files, and even customize the environment to suit your preferences.

Apr 15, 2025 · The > operator is used in the shell (Linux/Unix/Windows) to redirect the output of a command to a file. It’s a simple way to save the output of a program to a file without modifying the script.

Sep 29, 2022 · Use your usual operating system commands to access the menu in IDLE and use File | New to create a new file. You can paste code you've copied from elsewhere into the new edit window. Press F5 to try to run the code (you will be prompted to save the file). A python file is just like a text file. Do you know how to create and open a text file?

Jun 4, 2009 · For %save magic in IPython, you can save all of the commands programmatically as shown below, to avoid the prompt message and also to avoid specifying the input numbers. currentLine = len (In)-1 %save -f my_session 1-$currentLine

Click the OK button to save the python code in the editor to a python file such as hello.py. Then it will run the python code in the python file and open a new IDLE shell window to show the output in it.