editing.md

Text Editing/Programming

python3

• Description: the Python interpreter!

• Usage: python3 [program]

  • If [program] is not provided, a Python interpreter will show up. Otherwise, your file will be executed.

• Example:

  bean@bean-ThinkPad-X1-Yoga-Gen-6:~/linux_commands_intro$ python3
  Python 3.10.12 (main, Jun 11 2023, 05:26:28) [GCC 11.4.0] on linux
  Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
  >>> print("Hello World from Python")
  Hello World from Python

  bean@bean-ThinkPad-X1-Yoga-Gen-6:~/linux_commands_intro$ cat hello_world.py
  print("Hello World from a Python program")
  bean@bean-ThinkPad-X1-Yoga-Gen-6:~/linux_commands_intro$ python3 hello_world.py
  Hello World from a Python program

vim

• Description: a text-based text editor
• Usage: vim [file]
  • For example, vim test.py would edit the file test.py
  • Vim has a bunch of really cool features -- this is the minimum you need to know to use it:
    • i = insert mode, lets you type and move around the file
    • escape key = exit insert mode
    • escape key + :wq = save and quit
    • escape key + :qa! = quit without saving

code

• Description: Visual Studio Code (VS Code), a graphical text editor

• Usage: code [file or directory]

• Example:

  bean@bean-ThinkPad-X1-Yoga-Gen-6:~$ code 2023RobotCode/
  bean@bean-ThinkPad-X1-Yoga-Gen-6:~$

  For editing robot code, you'll want to run VS Code inside Docker so you get autocompletion.

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