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.

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Python code is enclosed in the script tag with a type="py" attribute. Note that the code should be formatted according to Python’s conventions for indentation, or it won’t run properly.