How To Create Your First Python Program

Wanna learn how to create your first python program , but don’t know where to start. This is beginner, step by step tutorial with images that will help you trough process.

Step 1

Go to python.org, download latest version and install it.

Step 2

Run IDLE (Python GUI)

Step 3

You can run program via python shell or you can run program as python module . py extension.

Step 3.1

Run program via python shell

In Python shell type
Code:
variable = 'Hello World'

and press enter

then type
Code:
print variable

and press enter, output will be Hello World

This is simple example where we store string “Hello World” into variable and then print it out.

Step 3.2

Run as python script . py

Open notepad and type your code

variable = 'Hello World'
print variable

save as HelloWorld.py

Open IDLE and go to File -> Open and open file with .py extension

After this will appear windows where you’ll able to run module, just press F5 or go to Run -> Run Module

How To Block A Program From Using Your Internet Connection

A way to block your applications from using your internet connection. This can be useful when you don’t want an application to update or to stop an application from checking that the serial or the crack you applied was genuine or not.

Open Control Panel From Start Menu

Open Windows Firewall From Control Panel

Choose Advanced Setting on the left side In Windows Firewall Window

A windows like this will pop up

Select Outbound Rules From Left Side

A windows Similar to the above will Pop up , click next.

Give the program path , choose the exe file of the program ( you can find it from the program installation directory ). After selecting the appropriate directory press next.

Select Next

Select Next

Give any name , usually we keep the programs name for future reference. Click Finish and your program will be listed as black list and will not be able to connect to the internet.