Using Replit for Python Programming

1. Create your Replit account – Sign up for a new account on the Replit platform.
2. Log in to your Replit account – Access your dashboard by signing in with your credentials.
3. Start a new Python project – From the left-hand menu, select either Import Code or Design to begin.
4. Set up an empty project – Choose the Empty tab, then click Create Empty Project.
   Replit will generate a random project name by default. To rename it, click on the project name located at the top left corner.
   In the Edit Project Details window, change the name to python_lab1 and click Save Changes.
5. Open the file tree – Click the library symbol (book icon) in the top right corner. Under the File tree section, click the three dots (…) and select New File.
6. Name the new file – Enter main.py as the filename and confirm.
7. Copy the lab code – Navigate to the following URL to access the provided main.py code:
   https://www.labs.cs.uregina.ca/165/intro_lab1/index.html#need
   Copy the code and paste it into the Replit editing area.
8. Open the Shell terminal – Click the + icon to add a new Shell panel.
9. Run the Python script – In the terminal, at the ~/workspace$ prompt, type:
   ~/workspace$ python main.py
   If prompted to install Replit's Python tools, enter y and press Enter.
   
   You should then see the output:
   Hello everyone! Have fun learning Python. ~/workspace$
   The process completes with the terminal returning to the ~/workspace$ prompt.