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Chapter 5 Programming with Python 93

THE OFFICIAL RASPBERRY PI BEGINNER’S GUIDE

Introducing the Thonny Python IDE

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Toolbar – Thonny’s ‘Simple Mode’

interface uses a bar of friendly icons as its

menu, allowing you to create, save, load,

and run your Python programs, as well as

test it in various ways.

Script Area – The script area is where your

Python programs are written, and is split into

a main area for your program and a small

side margin for showing line numbers.

Python Shell – The Python shell allows

you to type individual instructions which

are then run as soon as you press the

ENTER key, and also provides information

about running programs.

Variables Area – Any variables you create

in your program are displayed in the

variables area, along with their values, for

easy reference.

THONNY VERSIONS

Thonny has two interface versions: ‘Normal Mode’, and a ‘Simple Mode’ which is better for

beginners. This chapter uses Simple Mode, which is loaded by default when you open Thonny

from the Programming section of the raspberry menu.

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