Step 1 – Printing, but on the screen
Let's start by displaying the title on the screen.
When you display something on the screen in a programming language like Python we say that you print it. So, let's print (to the screen)...
- Type this code into the code window: print("The Impossible Quiz")
- Press Enter to get on to a new line
- Check that you closed the quotes (") and the brackets. If you don't do both of those the progam won't run
It's as simple as that: every time you use print("words here") this will print those words on to the screen.
REALLY IMPORTANT: every command word (like print) in Python must be in all lower case letters. No capitals. Ever.
Save the program
Before we can check the program works, we need to save it. You have to save every time you make a change.
- Click File > Save As
- IMPORTANT: make sure you're saving in your OneDrive
- Call the program something like quiz
- Press Save
Now we can run the program and check that it works:
- Click Run at the top and choose Run Module
The program should run and display the words The Impossible Quiz. If it doesn't, check your line of code and then run it again.
You can close the running window once you've checked it. But don't close your program window.