Newbie here, a few questions

[Matt Gushee]

grndayfan6 at aol.com (GrnDayFan6) writes:

> I'm new to programming in general, and I thought, after looking around a while,
> that Python would be a good place to start.

And I'm sure many here would agree with you. Welcome!

> loops. Nothing fancy yet. But I was wondering how I would turn the code that I
> use for my programs into stand alone programs, so I don't have to use the
> interpreter to execute it.

Have a look at http://starship.python.net/crew/gmcm/distribute.html

> And just in case it matters, I have version 1.4, not 1.5.2.

Don't think it matters -- though 1.4 is generally getting a bit musty.

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Matt Gushee
Portland, Maine, USA
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