Question

proper differences between interactive mode and script mode.

Answer 1

Python has two basic modes: scriptand interactive. The normal mode is the mode where the scripted and finished .py files are run in the Python interpreter. Interactive mode is a command line shell which gives immediate feedback for each statement, while running previously fed statements in active memory.

Answer 2

Interactive Mode

Interactive mode is great for quickly and conveniently running single lines or blocks of code. Here’s an example using the python shell that comes with a basic python installation. The “>>>” indicates that the shell is ready to accept interactive commands. So for example if you want to print the statement “this is interactive mode”, simply type the appropriate code and hit enter.

Script Mode

If instead you are working with more than a few lines of code, or you’re ready to write an actual program, script mode is what you need. Instead of having to run one line or block of code at a time, you can type up all your code in one text file, or script, and run all the code at once.

In the standard Python shell you can go to “File” -> “New File” (or just hit Ctrl + N) to pull up a blank script in which to put your code. Then save the script with a “.py” extension. You can save it anywhere you want for now, though you may want to make a folder somewhere to store your code as you test Python out. To run the script, either select “Run” -> “Run Module” or press F5.