Why use Python interactive mode?

Question

When I first started reading about Python, all of the tutorials have you use Python\'s Interactive Mode. It is difficult to save, write long programs, or edit your existing

Answer 1

You're talking about running Python in the console by simply typing "python"? That's just for little tests and for practicing with the language. It's very useful when learning the language and testing out other modules.

Of course any real software project is written in .py files and later executed by the interpreter!