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The JyDT plug-in enables Eclipse to work as a Jython/CPython IDE. In this tutorial learn how to configure the JyDT and a brief description of it. Learn to use the PyDev perspective and explorer, compile and run code, use the debugger, do unit testing, refactor, manage Python projects, and use the editor and IDE.

Today, we are going to talk about the while loop. It is a control structure. Normally, statements are executed from the top down line by line. A control structure decides when and if they will be executed.

Generators are a very cool Python abstraction that allows you to greatly simplify control flow and can also lead to much lower memory consumption.

Learn about the list value. Ordinary variables hold one value. The list variable can hold multiple values.

In this tutorial, you make a python file, save it to the desktop, and learn how to change the directory in the terminal so it points to the desktop and run the file. Then, learn how to make it executable.