How to create and save python program files?

[koolest1]

Im working with Python 2.2 on my red hat linux system. Is there any way to write python codes in separate files and save them so that i can view/edit them in the future? Actually I've just started with python and would be grateful for a response. Thanx!

[bartonc]

Im working with Python 2.2 on my red hat linux system. Is there any way to write python codes in separate files and save them so that i can view/edit them in the future? Actually I've just started with python and would be grateful for a response. Thanx!

I'm not a *nix guy, but I understand that any text file with the first line to the effect of

#!/usr/bin/env python

should do it.

[Smygis]

like this:

[code=python]
smygis@Bob:~$ nano myscript.py
smygis@Bob:~$ cat myscript.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: UTF-8

print "Hej världen. (Hello world in swedish)"
smygis@Bob:~$
smygis@Bob:~$ chmod +x myscript.py
smygis@Bob:~$ ./myscript.py
Hej världen. (Hello world in swedish)
smygis@Bob:~$
smygis@Bob:~$ nano myscript.py
smygis@Bob:~$ cat myscript.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: UTF-8

print "Hej världen. (Hello world in swedish)"
print "Added one line."
smygis@Bob:~$
smygis@Bob:~$ ./myscript.py
Hej världen. (Hello world in swedish)
Added one line.
smygis@Bob:~$
[/code]

For those who dont know, nano is a CLI texteditor.