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# Lab 1: Hello, Python

> Hands-on lab · 15 min · Module 1

Open the Python shell, run your first commands, then write and run your first script and fix a broken one.

[Open Lab 1 in the IP Lab Portal](https://labs.intellectualpoint.com/labs/pcep-lab-01-hello-python)

## What you will practice

* Start the interactive shell and try a few expressions
* Write `hello.py` and run it as a file
* Fix a deliberate syntax error from its message

## Before you start

Time
15 minutes
*Hands-on in Python 3*

Where
IP Lab Portal
*labs.intellectualpoint.com*

Module
Module 1: How Python runs your code
*PCEP-30-03*

* In the IP Lab Portal, open **Lab 1 - Hello, Python**.
* In class, this lab comes right after the **Lesson 5 recap** slide in [Module 1 core material](https://python-training.ipoint-labs.com/pcep/module-01/material.md).


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