Python Online Editor Sign Up

We will be using the online IDE cloud9 to write python code this semester. Below are instructions for how to sign up, name a file, create a new file, and turn in a file. Refer back to this sheet if you are having difficulties.

Sign Up Instructions

1. Go to https://c9.io/web/sign-up/free
2. Create account
3. Verify your email address
4. Click the link to go to your dashboard
5. Click the plus sign to Create a new workspace
6. Name your workspace smhs- (example: smhs-76paul ) and give your workspace a description
7. Make your workspace private
8. Click "Create workspace" at the bottom of the page
9. This will take a few seconds to set you up, but it will look like this:
10. From the top panel select window, pick share (third choice from the top)
11. Enter ttwu, , in the "Invite People" section - this shares your workspace with your teachers and allows them to add comments.

Creating a New File

1. Click the plus button near the top of the page to create a new file
2. Enter this into your editor
3. Press Ctrl-s to save the file. Enter the filename helloworld.py and press the save button

Parts of the IDE

1. File tree
2. Bash/terminal
3. Editor

You can ignore the other parts for now!

Running Python

1. In the bottom half of the screen there should be a tab called "bash"
   1. If there is not a tab called "bash", click the plus button and choose "new terminal"
2. To run the interactive shell: type python3 into the prompt
3. To run a file: type python3 [filename], but instead of [filename] use the name of the file you are trying to run