That’s how to run a Python script in terminal or CMD. It’s a very straightforward process, but it’s extremely handy if you ever want to quickly carry out a bespoke task.

To run a Python script with the py launcher, simply substitute py and its command-line switches for python or python3. For instance, here is the command typically used to upgrade pip by running it ...

To start writing your first Python script, open the Windows 11 Terminal and type python and press Enter to start the Python interpreter. You can then start writing Python code and run it directly ...