Hello World in Python
Every Python program starts with print(): it writes text to the screen, which is how you see what your code is doing.
What is Hello World?
Every Python program starts with print(): it writes text to the screen, which is how you see what your code is doing.
Write your first Python program and print text with print().
When should you use it?
- Learn Python syntax through a practical example.
- Build a foundation for larger programming problems.
- Test an idea quickly without a local setup.
Example code
# print() writes text to the screen, followed by a new line.
print("Hello, World!")
# Several values in one call are separated by a space.
print("Python", "is", "fun")
# sep and end change what goes between values and at the end of the line.
print("2026", "11", "01", sep="-")
print("No new line here...", end=" ")
print("continued on the same line.")Expected output
Hello, World!
Python is fun
2026-11-01
No new line here... continued on the same line.How it works
print() accepts several values and separates them with a space. The sep argument changes that separator, and end replaces the new line printed at the end.
Change the values and run the program in the CodeUtility online Python compiler without installing Python locally.
Practice exercises
Modify the runnable example with the exercises below to build understanding beyond copying the result.
- Change the input and predict the output before running.
- Handle empty or invalid input.
- Wrap the logic in a function and add more test cases.
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