Using the Python Interpreter

• Invoking the Interpreter
  • Argument Passing
  • Interactive Mode
  
  
• The Interpreter and its Environment
  • Error Handling
  • The Module Search Path
  • ``Compiled'' Python files
  • Executable Python scripts
  • The Interactive Startup File
  
  
• Interactive Input Editing and History Substitution
  • Line Editing
  • History Substitution
  • Key Bindings
  • Commentary